Preserve American History Act

Bill: 117-hr-514
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-28
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Advisory bodies

Civics education

Executive Office of the President

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Teaching, teachers, curricula

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preserve American History Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for a November 2, 2020, executive order establishing the President's Advisory 1776 Commission to promote the history and principles of the founding of the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 514 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2021 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Norman , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Roy , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Cline , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Mooney , and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services , and Foreign Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that the Executive order entitled Establishing the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission shall have the force and effect of law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserve American History Act . 2. Legal effect Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Executive order, Executive Order 13958 (85 Fed. Reg. 70951), signed on November 2, 2020, and entitled Establishing the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission shall have the force and effect of law.