HRES 1593 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Supporting academically-based social studies curriculum standards for the Nation's elementary and secondary education public school textbooks.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 13, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 30, 2010
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Supports educational standards that are developed by experts and not subject to political biases.

Supports social studies curriculum standards that: (1) reflect current historical scholarship; (2) accurately address the fundamental conflicts and triumphs that have shaped the country's past and influence its future; and (3) are clear, informed, and inclusive to allow students to be knowledgeable of this country's diverse history and culture.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2010 to Sep 23, 2010, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 30, 2010
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJul 30, 2010
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJul 30, 2010
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJul 30, 2010
D-CABob FilnerSep 23, 2010
D-NJDonald M. PayneSep 23, 2010
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 23, 2010
D-WIGwen MooreSep 23, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 13, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Jul 30, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House

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