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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BEATTY:H.R. 844.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (Taxing and Spending)[Page H433]
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Education
- Academic performance and assessments
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- Civics education
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- Education programs funding
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- Elementary and secondary education
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- Higher education
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- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
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- Racial and ethnic relations
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- Smithsonian Institution
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- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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- U.S. history
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Education
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Black History is American History Act
This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education, libraries, and museums), in order to be eligible for certain grants administered by the Department of Education (ED), to include Black history in their teaching of American history. It also requires Black history to be included in tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Specifically, the bill mandates the inclusion of Black history as a required component of American history for such entities to be eligible for American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants. These grants support the establishment of (1) Presidential Academies for Teachers of American History and Civics, which offer workshops to teachers of American history and civics to strengthen their knowledge and prepare them to teach in these subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics, which support high school students in developing an understanding of these subjects. (Currently, Black history is not a required component of American history for either academy.)
In addition, ED must give priority to grant applicants that align their activities with programs and resources of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The bill also requires the inclusion of Black history in tests administered by the NAEP, which measures student academic achievement in various subjects.

Black History is American History Act
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Black History is American History Act
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Black History is American History Act
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of African descent in the settling and founding of America, the economic and political environments that led to the development, institutionalization, and abolition of slavery and its impact on all Americans, the exploration and expansion of America, impact on and contributions to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.
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