H.R. 5349 – Crucial Communism Teaching Act
H.R. 5349 - Crucial Communism Teaching Act
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 12:00pm View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
(as reported)
H. Rept. 118-255 PDF
Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce to accompany H.R. 5349
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 118-791 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-2 on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1602:
Agreed to by a record vote of 207-199, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 206-200, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
MANAGERS: Burgess/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 5349.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective designees.
6. Makes in order only the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 7198.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
11. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
12. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
13. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees.
14. Makes in order only the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Directs the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to conduct a study on Holocaust education efforts in public schools nationwide. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Directs the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to develop a curriculum for the study of modern-day antisemitism surrounding Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against Israel for use in secondary schools. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Scott (VA) | Democrat | Clarifies that fascism is also a political ideology that conflicts with the principles of freedom and democracy essential to the founding of the United States so that the full scope of political ideologies counter to the American system are considered when developing materials required under the bill. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 3 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Revised Directs the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to periodically update their curriculum, and include the ongoing human rights abuses and aggression against democratic values by the People's Republic of China. | Made in Order |
| 5 | Version 2 | Pfluger (TX) | Republican | Revised Expresses a sense of Congress that any higher education institution that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute or Chinese Entity of Concern should be prohibited from receiving funds/grants from national security or homeland security related agencies. | Revised |
| 6 | Version 1 | Pfluger (TX) | Republican | Requires the Department of Education to implement a reporting system should a higher education institute have a relationship with a Confucius Institute, a Thousand Talents Program, or a Chinese Entity of Concern. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Crockett (TX) | Democrat | Late Requires education curriculum to include education of efforts to undermine and interfere with U.S. federal, state, and local elections by certain political regimes and systems. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 2 | Houlahan (PA) | Democrat | Late Revised Revises Section 3(A) to add fascism and authoritarianism to the list of principles that conflict with the principles of freedom and democracy. | Revised |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 279
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #3 to H.R. 5349,
offered by Representative Scott of Virginia, which clarifies that fascism is
also a political ideology that conflicts with the principles of freedom and
democracy essential to the founding of the United States so that the full
scope of political ideologies counter to the American system are considered
when developing materials required under the bill. Defeated: 2–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 280
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #7 to H.R. 5349, offered
by Representative Crockett, which would include in this bill the education of
efforts to undermine and interfere with U.S. federal, state, and local
elections by certain political regimes and systems. Defeated: 2–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 281
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9–2