S. 227 119th Congress Senate

PEACE Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of certain American History and Civics Education program funds for curriculum, or teaching or counseling, that promotes or compels a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of certain American History and Civics Education program funds for curriculum, or teaching or counseling, that promotes or compels a divisive concept under the priorities noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: James E. Risch Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

Education Civics educationEducation programs fundingRacial and ethnic relationsTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now January 23, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Protect Equality And Civics Education Act of 2025 or the PEACE Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the use of federal funding made available for the American History and Civics Education program to fund a curriculum, teaching, or counseling that promotes a divisive concept (e.g., race stereotyping or scapegoating) 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.

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