Teaching, Teachers, Curricula

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US Congress 117th Congress

A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month". [SR-401] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ]
A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/30/2021

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To acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Vietnam war and formally apologize for the treatment they received upon returning home. [HJR-59] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ] [Military ]
To acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Vietnam war and formally apologize for the treatment they received upon returning home.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Louie Gohmert Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 10/25/2021

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Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021 [HB-5398] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Education ]
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make using critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance a violation of such Act, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-5376] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Signed By President. on 08/16/2022

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Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 [S.2806] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ] [Climate Change ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/21/2021

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Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2021 [HB-5284] [Taxes ] [Education ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include home-schooling supplies in the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Introduced In House on 09/17/2021

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Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program Act of 2021 [S.2730] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot grant program to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive mental health services programs in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/14/2021

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To prohibit malign foreign talent recruitment programs, and for other purposes. [HB-5265] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Defense ] [International ]
To prohibit malign foreign talent recruitment programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Lucas Introduced In House on 09/14/2021

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To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes. [HB-5200] [Defense ] [Education ] [Military ] [National Security ]
To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Bacon Introduced In House on 09/10/2021

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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021 [HB-5150] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Consortium To Study Irregular Warfare Act of 2021 [HB-5130] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Education ]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a research consortium of institutions of higher education to study irregular warfare and the responses to irregular threats.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony Brown Introduced In House on 08/31/2021

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Empowering Local Curriculum Act [HB-5047] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide rules of construction that nothing in those Acts requires the use, teaching, promotion, or recommendation of any academic discipline, program, or activity that holds that the United States is a Nation founded on white supremacy and oppression, or that these forces are at the root of American society.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Introduced In House on 08/17/2021

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Empowering Local Curriculum Act [S.2711] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide rules of construction that nothing in those Acts requires the use, teaching, promotion, or recommendation of any academic discipline, program, or activity that holds that the United States is a Nation founded on white supremacy and oppression, or that these forces are at the root of American society.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/11/2021

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Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act [HB-4989] [Human Rights ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/11/2021

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Community Vehicle Charging Act of 2021 [HB-4908] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Community Development ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to increase the availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 08/04/2021

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GIFTs in Higher Education Act Greater Insight into Foreign Transactions in Higher Education Act of 2021 [S.2593] [Education ] [Funding ] [International ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve Federal oversight of foreign funding in education.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/03/2021

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Protecting Students From Racial Hostility Act [S.2574] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect students from racial hostility, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/30/2021

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Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2021 [S.2536] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report on the public health mitigation messaging and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2021

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Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2021 [HB-4808] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
To require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report on the public health mitigation messaging and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Crenshaw Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/30/2021

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K–12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021 [HB-4691] [Cybersecurity ] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ]
To establish a K-12 education cybersecurity initiative, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Reported By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-122. on 09/14/2021

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