Bill · S. 1844· Senate(119-S-1844)
Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/21/2025
- Last activity
- 5/21/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Mazie Hirono
- Cosponsors
- - 8 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act of 2025'', authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities for educational programs. These programs are intended to cover the history of people of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America. The legislation also focuses on the social, economic, and political environments that led to discriminatory laws targeting these groups. Additionally, it aims to highlight their impacts and contributions to American life, history, literature, the economy, and culture. The bill amends several existing education laws to include Asian Pacific American history in various national programs and assessments.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would Asian Americans be better off under this?+7
The bill directly benefits Asian Americans by funding educational programs that highlight their integral contributions and historical experiences.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill includes history relevant to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander peoples.
Would students be better off under this?+5
Students benefit from a more inclusive and comprehensive American history curriculum.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced Educational Content: The bill authorizes grants for programs that include the history of the settling and founding of America by Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander peoples (Section 1). This could provide students with a more comprehensive understanding of American history.
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Addressing Historical Inaccuracies: The legislation seeks to incorporate historically accurate instruction regarding the social, economic, and political environments that led to discriminatory laws (Section 1). This addresses findings that current curricula may exclude certain histories and that textbooks may poorly represent these communities (Section 2).
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Support for Educators and Students: The bill amends law to include the Smithsonian Institution's Asian Pacific American Center to provide programs and resources for educators and students (Section 3(b)(2)(C)).
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Improved Educational Assessments: By amending the National Assessment of Educational Progress to include Asian Pacific American history, the bill ensures these histories are part of national educational standards (Section 3(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Asian Americans+7Good For Native Americans+5Good For Students+5Good For Children+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+3
- 10/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/21/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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