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S.900: Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced May 5, 2011
- Latest Major Action May 5, 2011
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Bill Summary
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs. Prohibits such grants from being used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have used for Holocaust education programs.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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May 5, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) |