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HR 6971 117th Congress House

Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act

Official title: To establish a commission to promote information and media literacy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 28, 2022 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 9, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Mar 8, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act

This bill establishes a commission and requires other activities to support information and media literacy education and to prevent misinformation and disinformation.

Specific duties of the commission include (1) implementing a national strategy to promote information and media literacy; and (2) identifying programs and resources on information and media literacy for use in elementary, secondary, and higher education, and adult education programs. The Department of Education (ED) must assess the effectiveness of the commission in promoting information and media literacy education.

ED must also award competitive grants to nonprofits (including institutions of higher education) to develop educational materials, public awareness campaigns, and other programming to promote information and media literacy and combat misinformation and disinformation. Additionally, ED must conduct a study to evaluate information and media literacy among the American public.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 28, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 28, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6971: Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6971/
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"H.R. 6971: Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6971/.
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H.R. 6971, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6971/.
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