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HR 5047 117th Congress House Education Elementary and secondary education Higher education Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. history

Empowering Local Curriculum Act

Introduced: August 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Aug 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 17, 2021
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Empowering Local Curriculum Act

This bill specifies that nothing in federal education law shall be construed to require the use, teaching, promotion, or recommendation of any academic discipline, program, or activity that holds certain principles related to race or sex.

What's happening now August 17, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2711 Identical bill Empowering Local Curriculum Act
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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 12
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Oct 20, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 3, 2021
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Aug 24, 2021
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Aug 24, 2021
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Aug 24, 2021
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Aug 23, 2021
Brooks, Mo
· Aug 23, 2021
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Aug 17, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· Aug 17, 2021
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Aug 17, 2021
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Aug 17, 2021
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Aug 17, 2021
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Aug 17, 2021
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Aug 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5047: Empowering Local Curriculum Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5047/
MLA
"H.R. 5047: Empowering Local Curriculum Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5047/.
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H.R. 5047, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5047/.
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