119th Congress
S. 227
PEACE Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- James E. Risch(R-ID)
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2025
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
Added later (1)
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Sep 15, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Protect Equality And Civics Education Act of 2025 or the PEACE Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the use of federal funding made available for the American History and Civics Education program to fund a curriculum, teaching, or counseling that promotes a divisive concept (e.g., race stereotyping or scapegoating) under the priorities noticed in the Department of Education's proposed rule titled Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, published on April 19, 2021.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 23, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in Senate