Black History Matters Act

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D Watson ColemanSponsor

38 cosponsors · 38 D

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This bill directs the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study and report on Black history education in public elementary and secondary schools.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025

Black History Matters Act

This bill directs the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study and report on Black history education in public elementary and secondary schools.

Among other elements, the study must (1) identify the states and local educational agencies that require (and those that do not require) Black history education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary and secondary schools, (2) assess the quality of Black history education provided by schools, and (3) assess the types and quality of instructional material used to teach students about Black history.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Black History Matters Act

Latest action (Feb 13, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 13, 2025

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.