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Saving American History Act of 2020

Introduced: September 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 17, 2020
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Saving American History Act of 2020

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by an elementary or secondary school to teach the 1619 Project or by a local educational agency (LEA) to support its teaching in public schools. (The 1619 Project is an initiative that addresses the beginning of slavery in the United States.)

Additionally, an elementary or secondary school that teaches this project or an LEA that supports its teaching in public schools is ineligible to receive federal funds for professional development.

Further, the Departments of Education, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services must reduce federal funds in a prorated amount to an elementary or secondary school that teaches this project or an LEA that supports its teaching in public schools. However, federal funding shall not be reduced for programs for low-income students (e.g., free or reduced-price lunch) or students with disabilities.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
Rice, Tom
· Dec 3, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Sep 18, 2020
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Sep 17, 2020
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Sep 17, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 17, 2020
King, Steve
· Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8282: Saving American History Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8282/
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"H.R. 8282: Saving American History Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8282/.
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H.R. 8282, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8282/.
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