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HR 971 118th Congress House Education Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Government studies and investigations Racial and ethnic relations Teaching, teachers, curricula

Black History Matters Act

Introduced: July 18, 2023 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Black History Matters Act

This bill directs the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study and report on Black history education in public elementary and secondary schools.

Among other elements, the study must (1) identify the states and local educational agencies that require (and those that do not require) Black history education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary and secondary schools, (2) assess the quality of Black history education provided by schools, and (3) assess the types and quality of instructional material used to teach students about Black history.

What's happening now February 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15
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McIver, LaMonica
New Jersey · Dec 3, 2024
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 25, 2024
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 18, 2023
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Feb 9, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 9, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 9, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Feb 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 971: Black History Matters Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-971/
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"H.R. 971: Black History Matters Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-971/.
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H.R. 971, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-971/.
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