H.R. 3551 (IH) - Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act - BILLS-119hr3551ih | Content Details

H.R. 3551 (IH) - Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act

Action: Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Bera, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Case, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Min, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Simon, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Tran, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Short Title: Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act

Full Title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Yassamin Ansari (AZ); Ami Bera (CA); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Ed Case (HI); Judy Chu (CA); Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (CA); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Gerald E. Connolly (VA); Danny K. Davis (IL); John Garamendi (CA); Robert Garcia (CA); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Jimmy Gomez (CA); Josh Gottheimer (NJ); Al Green (TX); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Timothy M. Kennedy (NY); Ro Khanna (CA); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); George Latimer (NY); Ted Lieu (CA); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Seth Magaziner (RI); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Betty McCollum (MN); Dave Min (CA); Kevin Mullin (CA); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Ilhan Omar (MN); Mark Pocan (WI); Linda T. Sanchez (CA); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Mikie Sherrill (NJ); Lateefah Simon (CA); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Suhas Subramanyam (VA); Mark Takano (CA); Shri Thanedar (MI); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Paul Tonko (NY); Derek Tran (CA); Juan Vargas (CA); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Nikema Williams (GA)