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H.R. 8445: LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022

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H.R. 8445: LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-20 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022

Plain summary

LGBTQI+ and Women's History Education Act of 2022 This bill directs the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out, among other things (1) the development and national dissemination of accurate, relevant, and accessible national resources for classrooms to administer LGBTQI+ and women's history education in an inclusive and intersectional approach; (2) the development, national dissemination, and implementation of principles of sound pedagogy for administering LGBTQI+ and women's history education; and (3) the development, operation, and expansion of a teacher fellowship program to cultivate and support leaders in LGBTQI+ and women's history education. In addition to the activities described in this bill, the museum shall develop and maintain on its website content designated for educators, students, and families to improve their awareness and understanding of LGBTQI+ and women's history education.

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Official text

LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 59 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Ed Case (D-HI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8445 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117