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H.R. 3137 117th Congress House

Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act

Official title: To amend title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to prohibit the expenditure of funds on the priorities noticed in the proposed ru… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to prohibit the expenditure of funds on the priorities noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 12, 2021
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 Latest action May 12, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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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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