A Republican bill with 17 Republican cosponsors · See all 17 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Crucial Communism Teaching Act" aims to develop and distribute a civic education curriculum and oral history resources. It tasks the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation with creating a curriculum for high school students that compares certain political ideologies to the principles of freedom and democracy. The curriculum will focus on past and present communist and totalitarian regimes, including human rights abuses and aggression against democratic nations. Additionally, the bill includes the development of "Portraits in Patriotism" oral history resources featuring personal stories from diverse individuals. The goal is to help various educational and community institutions prepare high school students to be knowledgeable and civically responsible adults.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +2
Would students be better off under this?
The bill provides new educational curriculum and oral history resources for high school students.
- Scored +2
Does this put more money into public schools?
The bill provides resources for new curriculum development in high schools.
- Scored +1
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
High school students benefit from the new civic education and history resources.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Preparing Students for Citizenship: The bill intends to help families, civic institutions, and educational agencies prepare high school students to become knowledgeable and civically responsible adults (Section 2, Purpose 1).
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Educational Awareness of Political Ideologies: The curriculum aims to ensure students learn about the deaths caused by communism and understand the dangers of communism and similar ideologies (Section 2, Purpose 2).
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Focus on Human Rights and Democracy: The curriculum will include information regarding ongoing human rights abuses and the aggression of certain regimes against democratic nations and democracy (Section 3, Subsection 1, B).
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Access to Personal Narratives: The bill will develop "Portraits in Patriotism" oral history resources that include personal stories from individuals who are victims of specific political ideologies (Section 3, Subsection 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly identified within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would students be better off under this? — The bill provides new educational curriculum and oral history resources for high school students. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — High school students benefit from the new civic education and history resources.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into public schools? — The bill provides resources for new curriculum development in high schools.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill establishes federalized curriculum standards for high school civic education.
- 6/10/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 13 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Gus BilirakisRepublican · Florida
Mike BostRepublican · Illinois
Earl CarterRepublican · Georgia
Monica De La CruzRepublican · Texas
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublican · Florida
Scott FranklinRepublican · Florida
Carlos GimenezRepublican · Florida
Ashley HinsonRepublican · Iowa
Young KimRepublican · California
Doug LaMalfaRepublican · California
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York
Nicole MalliotakisRepublican · New York
Burgess OwensRepublican · Utah
John RutherfordRepublican · Florida
Christopher SmithRepublican · New Jersey
Elise StefanikRepublican · New York
David ValadaoRepublican · California