[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 348 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 348

   Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the 
 standards proposed by the National Center for History in the Schools 
      for the teaching of United States history and world history.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 1996

Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
   Cox of California, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
   Archer, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, 
 Mr. Graham, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
  Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
  Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
 Barton of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
Scarborough, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Mica, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
  Laughlin, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
 Duncan, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
    Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
Doolittle, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
Goss, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Royce, 
 Mr. Kim, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stearns, 
  Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
  Baker of California) submitted the following resolution; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the 
 standards proposed by the National Center for History in the Schools 
      for the teaching of United States history and world history.

Whereas the standards proposed by the National Center for History in the Schools 
        for the teaching of United States history and world history (``the 
        proposed history standards'') present an inaccurate, misleading, and 
        distorted characterization of United States history and world history;
Whereas the proposed history standards denigrate the critical role of the United 
        States in providing a beacon of freedom and opportunity for millions of 
        people from countries all over the world;
Whereas the proposed history standards minimize the significance of the 
        constitutional system of the United States as the foundation for the 
        liberty and abundance of the United States and as a model for people 
        around the world seeking freedom and prosperity;
Whereas the proposed history standards diminish the scientific, medical, and 
        technological accomplishments of the outstanding people of the United 
        States;
Whereas the proposed history standards trivialize the role of the United States 
        during the 20th century as a world leader in combating communist and 
        fascist totalitarianism;
Whereas, on January 18, 1995, the Senate voted 99 to 1 in favor of an amendment 
        expressing its disapproval of the proposed history standards; and
Whereas the National Standards and Improvement Council, which would have 
        certified voluntary national content and student performance standards, 
        has not been empowered to certify the proposed history standards: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, that--
            (1) the House of Representatives disapproves of the 
        standards proposed by the National Center for History in the 
        Schools for the teaching of United States history and world 
        history (``the proposed history standards''); and
            (2) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
                    (A) the proposed history standards should not be 
                released to school districts or State education boards 
                under the pretense of constituting official national 
                standards;
                    (B) the National Center for History in the Schools 
                should inform any school districts or State education 
                boards to which the proposed history standards have 
                been released that such standards are not official 
                national standards; and
                    (C) the proposed history standards should not be 
                used as a basis for developing voluntary national 
                content or student performance standards or for 
                developing criteria for the certification of such 
                standards on the subject of United States history or 
                world history.
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