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H.R. 5326 118th Congress House

Empowering Local Curriculum Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide rules of construction that nothing in those Acts re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide rules of construction that nothing in those Acts requires the use, teaching, promotion, or recommendation of any academic discipline, program, or activity that holds that the United States is a Nation founded on white supremacy and oppression, or that these forces are at the root of American society.

Introduced: September 1, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 1, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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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.

These prohibited principles include, for example, that

  • the United States is a nation founded on White supremacy and oppression;
  • one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;
  • the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist;
  • any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individual's race or sex; or
  • meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist, sexist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Crane, Elijah
Arizona · Sep 22, 2023
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Moran, Nathaniel
Texas · Sep 14, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 14, 2023
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Sep 1, 2023
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 1, 2023
Lamborn, Doug
· Sep 1, 2023
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Sep 1, 2023
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 1, 2023
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Sep 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5326: Empowering Local Curriculum Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5326/
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"H.R. 5326: Empowering Local Curriculum Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5326/.
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H.R. 5326, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5326/.
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