U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 2283

Teaching Asian Pacific 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 Asian 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 and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Grace MengD-NY-6

Introduced

March 29, 2021, in the House

Issue areas

• Civil rights
• Education
• Labor and jobs

Policy area

Education (from the Congressional Research Service)

Full text and actions

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