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Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act of 2025

6/17/2025, 11:03 AM

Summary of Bill S 1844

The bill, titled "A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs," was introduced in the 119th Congress as S. 1844 on May 21, 2025. The bill aims to include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in educational programs, covering topics such as discriminatory laws targeting these groups, their impact on current events, and their contributions to American life across various fields. The bill seeks to enhance understanding and recognition of the historical and present-day significance of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in United States history, literature, economy, politics, laws, and culture.

Current Status of Bill S 1844

Bill S 1844 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since May 21, 2025. Bill S 1844 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on May 21, 2025.  Bill S 1844's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of May 21, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1844

Total Number of Sponsors
4
Democrat Sponsors
4
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
18
Democrat Cosponsors
18
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1844

Primary Policy Focus

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1844

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

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