U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 844

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.

Sponsor

Joyce BeattyD-OH-3

Introduced

January 31, 2025, in the House

Issue areas

• Civil rights
• Education

Policy area

Education (from the Congressional Research Service)

Full text and actions

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