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H.R. 3157 117th Congress House

Fight Radicalization of Elementary Education (FREE) Act

Official title: To amend section 8526A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit Federal mandates, direction, or control with respect to American histo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 8526A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit Federal mandates, direction, or control with respect to American history and civics education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2021 Introduced by: Gregory F. Murphy Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 12, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Fight Radicalization of Elementary Education (FREE) Act

This bill prohibits the federal government from conditioning or incentivizing financial support upon the adoption of specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curricula, or programs of instruction related to the priorities in the Department of Education's proposed rule titled Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, published on April 19, 2021, or related to critical race theory.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Jul 2, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 23, 2021
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 17, 2021
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 13, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· May 13, 2021
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3157: Fight Radicalization of Elementary Education (FREE) Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3157/
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"H.R. 3157: Fight Radicalization of Elementary Education (FREE) Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3157/.
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