H.R. 6971 · 117th Congress
Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act
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This bill establishes a commission and requires other activities to support information and media literacy education and to prevent misinformation and disinformation.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 8, 2022
Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act
This bill establishes a commission and requires other activities to support information and media literacy education and to prevent misinformation and disinformation.
Specific duties of the commission include (1) implementing a national strategy to promote information and media literacy; and (2) identifying programs and resources on information and media literacy for use in elementary, secondary, and higher education, and adult education programs. The Department of Education (ED) must assess the effectiveness of the commission in promoting information and media literacy education.
ED must also award competitive grants to nonprofits (including institutions of higher education) to develop educational materials, public awareness campaigns, and other programming to promote information and media literacy and combat misinformation and disinformation. Additionally, ED must conduct a study to evaluate information and media literacy among the American public.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act
Latest action (Mar 9, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 8, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.