Some time ago, the Senate passed The American History and<\/p>\n
Civics Education Act of 2003, which I’ve summarized earlier.<\/p>\n
Identical legislation has now been introduced in the House as H.R.<\/p>\n
1078. The House leadership apparently regards this legislation as<\/p>\n
well-intentioned, bipartisan, Mom-and-apple-pie stuff, and they would<\/p>\n
like to get it out of the House as quickly as possible. They don’t<\/p>\n
want to take time for hearings and amendments, because they face battles<\/p>\n
over appropriations, Iraq, and health care this fall. They intend<\/p>\n
to put the bill on the “Suspension Calendar,” which permits no amendments<\/p>\n
and requires a 2\/3 vote to pass (thus requiring Democratic support).<\/p>\n
Many people in the civic education business believe that the bill<\/p>\n
would be better if amended. In particular, there is some concern that<\/p>\n
it will be funded at the expense of other history programs in the<\/p>\n
National Endowment for the Humanities. Thus it would be desirable<\/p>\n
to hold hearings and allow amendments in the House. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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