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HR 3137 117th Congress House Education

Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act

Introduced: May 14, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 12, 2021
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Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act

This bill prohibits the use of FY2021 federal education funding for the priorities noticed in the Department of Education's proposed rule titled Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, published on April 19, 2021, or for a priority or requirement related to the teaching of critical race theory under a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.

What's happening now May 12, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 17, 2021
Bishop, Dan
· May 14, 2021
McHenry, Patrick
· May 14, 2021
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3137: Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3137/
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"H.R. 3137: Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3137/.
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H.R. 3137, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3137/.
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