Senate bill orders nationwide study of Holocaust education in public K-12 schools
Placed on the calendarS. 332Latest action
Sponsor: Jacky Rosen · Senator · NV
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Official title: Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act
119th Congress
Topics: Education
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S 332 directs the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to study how all 50 states teach the Holocaust and report to Congress within 3 years.
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What does this do?
S 332 directs the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to conduct a nationwide study examining how public elementary and secondary schools across all 50 states currently teach about the Holocaust. The study would look at whether Holocaust education is required or optional, what standards and materials are used, how much time is devoted to the subject, and what challenges teachers face. The Museum must deliver a written report to Congress within three years of the bill becoming law.
Who does it affect?
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the primary entity affected, as it would be responsible for carrying out the study and writing the report. State education agencies, local school districts, and public K-12 schools would likely be surveyed as part of the research, though no immediate changes are required of them.
Why does it matter?
The study would give Congress a documented picture of where Holocaust education currently stands across the country, including gaps in teacher training and differences between states. The findings could inform future legislation or education policy, though this bill itself takes no action beyond ordering the study and report.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 30, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Jul 23, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470.