IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 348
Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the standards
proposed by the National Center for History in the Schools for the
teaching of United States history and world history.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BOEHNER,
Mr. COX of California, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. KASICH,
Mr. ARCHER, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. STUMP, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. SAM
JOHNSON
of Texas, Mr. WELDON
of Florida, Mr. SOUDER, Mr.
MCINTOSH, Mr. PETRI, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr.
HOEKSTRA, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.
FUNDERBURK, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. TAYLOR
of North Carolina, Mr. COBURN, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr.
BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. STOCKMAN,
Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr.
COOLEY, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. MICA, Mr. CHRISTENSEN,
Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. COMBEST, Mr.
COBLE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. PETERSON of Florida,
Mr. SALMON, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr.
THORNBERRY, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. BONO, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BURTON
of Indiana, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GOSS, Mrs.
VUCANOVICH, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. ROYCE,
Mr. KIM, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. LINDER, Mr.
STEARNS, Mr. JONES, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BAKER of Louisi-
ana, and Mr. BAKER of California) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Op-
portunities
RESOLUTION
Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives
of the standards proposed by the National Center for
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History in the Schools for the teaching of United States
history and world history.
Whereas the standards proposed by the National Center for
History in the Schools for the teaching of United States
history and world history (‘‘the proposed history stand-
ards’’) present an inaccurate, misleading, and distorted
characterization of United States history and world his-
tory;
Whereas the proposed history standards denigrate the critical
role of the United States in providing a beacon of free-
dom and opportunity for millions of people from coun-
tries all over the world;
Whereas the proposed history standards minimize the signifi-
cance of the constitutional system of the United States
as the foundation for the liberty and abundance of the
United States and as a model for people around the
world seeking freedom and prosperity;
Whereas the proposed history standards diminish the sci-
entific, medical, and technological accomplishments of the
outstanding people of the United States;
Whereas the proposed history standards trivialize the role of
the United States during the 20th century as a world
leader in combating communist and fascist totalitarian-
ism;
Whereas, on January 18, 1995, the Senate voted 99 to 1 in
favor of an amendment expressing its disapproval of the
proposed history standards; and
Whereas the National Standards and Improvement Council,
which would have certified voluntary national content and
student performance standards, has not been empowered
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to certify the proposed history standards: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, that—
(1) the House of Representatives disapproves of
the standards proposed by the National Center for
History in the Schools for the teaching of United
States history and world history (‘‘the proposed his-
tory standards’’); and
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that—
(A) the proposed history standards should
not be released to school districts or State edu-
cation boards under the pretense of constituting
official national standards;
(B) the National Center for History in the
Schools should inform any school districts or
State education boards to which the proposed
history standards have been released that such
standards are not official national standards;
and
(C) the proposed history standards should
not be used as a basis for developing voluntary
national content or student performance stand-
ards or for developing criteria for the certifi-
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cation of such standards on the subject of Unit-
ed States history or world history.
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