Crucial Communism Teaching Act

Crucial Communism Teaching Act
Legislative history

Long title	To develop and disseminate a civic education curriculum and oral history resources regarding certain political ideologies, and for other purposes.
Announced in	the 118th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors	33
Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R.5349 by Maria Elvira Salazar on September 5, 2023 Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce Passed the U.S. House of Representatives on December 6, 2024 (327–62)

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The Crucial Communism Teaching Act is a proposed United States law that would develop a high school curriculum with the purpose of teaching students about the history and dangers of communism. Introduced by Representative Salazar (R–FL) in the 118th Congress, the bill has passed the House by a vote of 327 - 62 on December 6, 2024.

Critics of the bill say that it oversimplifies the history of communism and overlooks the history of anti-communism in the United States.