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.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS 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.;Black History is American History Act;H.R. 844 (IH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2025-02-28 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. Black History is American History Act H.R. 844 (IH) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2025-01-31 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1d041ce7c https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr844ih H.R. 844 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h844_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr844ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr844ih/html/BILLS-119hr844ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr844ih/pdf/BILLS-119hr844ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr844ih/xml/BILLS-119hr844ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2025-02-28 2026-07-11 BILLS-119hr844ih machine generated eng Joyce Beatty United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Alma S. Adams United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Suzanne Bonamici United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shontel M. Brown United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Andre Carson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Troy A. Carter United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Kathy Castor United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Yvette D. Clarke United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Emanuel Cleaver United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James E. Clyburn United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Danny K. Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Donald G. Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Diana DeGette United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark DeSaulnier United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Debbie Dingell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lloyd Doggett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dwight Evans United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Valerie P. Foushee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lois Frankel United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Maxwell Frost United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Daniel S. Goldman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Al Green United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Raul M. Grijalva United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jahana Hayes United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steven Horsford United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Glenn Ivey United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jonathan L. Jackson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Timothy M. Kennedy United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Robin L. Kelly United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rick Larsen United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Stephen F. Lynch United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Seth Magaziner United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lucy McBath United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member LaMonica McIver United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gregory W. Meeks United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Robert Menendez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Grace Meng United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eleanor Holmes Norton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Stacey E. Plaskett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ayanna Pressley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Terri A. Sewell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Marilyn Strickland United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Emilia Strong Sykes United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shri Thanedar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bennie G. Thompson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rashida Tlaib United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lauren Underwood United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nydia M. Velazquez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Maxine Waters United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bonnie Watson Coleman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nikema Williams United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Frederica S. Wilson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce associated name asn United States Code Title 20 Section 6661(a) Title 20 Section 6662 Title 20 Section 6663 Title 20 Section 9622(b)(2)(D) 20 U.S.C. 6661(a) 20 U.S.C. 6662 20 U.S.C. 6663 20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(2)(D) hr BILLS-119hr844ih 119 1 HOUSE HOUSE 844 ih ih Black History is American History Act 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. Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brown, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. DeGette, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Meng, Ms. Norton, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce Committee on Education and Workforce Education and Workforce Mrs. Beatty Joyce Beatty Beatty, Joyce Ms. Adams Alma S. Adams Adams, Alma S. Alma Adams Mr. Bishop Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Bishop, Sanford D. Sanford Bishop Sanford D. Bishop Ms. Bonamici Suzanne Bonamici Bonamici, Suzanne Ms. Brown Shontel M. Brown Brown, Shontel M. Shontel Brown Mr. Carson Andre Carson Carson, Andre Mr. Carter of Louisiana Troy A. Carter Carter, Troy A. Troy Carter Ms. Castor of Florida Kathy Castor Castor, Kathy Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila Ms. Clarke of New York Yvette D. Clarke Clarke, Yvette D. Yvette Clarke Mr. Cleaver Emanuel Cleaver Cleaver, Emanuel Mr. Clyburn James E. Clyburn Clyburn, James E. James Clyburn Mr. Davis of Illinois Danny K. Davis Davis, Danny K. Danny Davis Mr. Davis of North Carolina Donald G. Davis Davis, Donald G. Donald Davis Ms. DeGette Diana DeGette DeGette, Diana Mr. DeSaulnier Mark DeSaulnier DeSaulnier, Mark Mrs. Dingell Debbie Dingell Dingell, Debbie Mr. Doggett Lloyd Doggett Doggett, Lloyd Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania Dwight Evans Evans, Dwight Mrs. Foushee Valerie P. Foushee Foushee, Valerie P. Valerie Foushee Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida Lois Frankel Frankel, Lois Mr. Frost Maxwell Frost Frost, Maxwell Mr. Goldman of New York Daniel S. Goldman Goldman, Daniel S. Daniel Goldman Mr. Green of Texas Al Green Green, Al Mr. Grijalva Raul M. Grijalva Grijalva, Raul M. Raul Grijalva Mrs. Hayes Jahana Hayes Hayes, Jahana Mr. Horsford Steven Horsford Horsford, Steven Mr. Ivey Glenn Ivey Ivey, Glenn Mr. Jackson of Illinois Jonathan L. Jackson Jackson, Jonathan L. Jonathan Jackson Mr. Johnson of Georgia Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Henry Johnson Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Ms. Kamlager-Dove Sydney Kamlager-Dove Kamlager-Dove, Sydney Mr. Kennedy of New York Timothy M. Kennedy Kennedy, Timothy M. Timothy Kennedy Ms. Kelly of Illinois Robin L. Kelly Kelly, Robin L. Robin Kelly Mr. Larsen of Washington Rick Larsen Larsen, Rick Mr. Lynch Stephen F. Lynch Lynch, Stephen F. Stephen Lynch Mr. Magaziner Seth Magaziner Magaziner, Seth Mrs. McBath Lucy McBath McBath, Lucy Mrs. McIver LaMonica McIver McIver, LaMonica Mr. Meeks Gregory W. Meeks Meeks, Gregory W. Gregory Meeks Mr. Menendez Robert Menendez Menendez, Robert Ms. Meng Grace Meng Meng, Grace Ms. Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Norton, Eleanor Holmes Eleanor Norton Ms. Plaskett Stacey E. Plaskett Plaskett, Stacey E. Stacey Plaskett Ms. Pressley Ayanna Pressley Pressley, Ayanna Ms. Sewell Terri A. Sewell Sewell, Terri A. Terri Sewell Ms. Strickland Marilyn Strickland Strickland, Marilyn Mrs. Sykes Emilia Strong Sykes Sykes, Emilia Strong Emilia Sykes Mr. Thanedar Shri Thanedar Thanedar, Shri Mr. Thompson of Mississippi Bennie G. Thompson Thompson, Bennie G. Bennie Thompson Ms. Tlaib Rashida Tlaib Tlaib, Rashida Ms. Wasserman Schultz Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Ms. Underwood Lauren Underwood Underwood, Lauren Ms. Velázquez Nydia M. Velazquez Velazquez, Nydia M. Nydia Velazquez Ms. Waters Maxine Waters Waters, Maxine Mrs. Watson Coleman Bonnie Watson Coleman Watson Coleman, Bonnie Ms. Williams of Georgia Nikema Williams Williams, Nikema Ms. Wilson of Florida Frederica S. Wilson Wilson, Frederica S. Frederica Wilson false false