S 2682
117th Congress
Senate
Education
Civics education
Education programs funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
PEACE Act
Introduced: August 9, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect Equality And Civics Education Act or the PEACE Act
This bill prohibits the use of FY2021 funding made available for the American History and Civics Education program to fund a curriculum, teaching, or counseling that promotes a divisive concept under the priorities noticed in the Department of Education's proposed rule titled Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, published on April 19, 2021.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1