{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2080","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2080,"title":"Crucial Communism Teaching Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S000168","fullName":"Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":27}],"cosponsorsCount":16,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Civics education","Elementary and secondary education","Political movements and philosophies","Teaching, teachers, curricula"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Crucial Communism Teaching Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to develop a civic education curriculum and oral history resources for high school students to promote understanding of certain political ideologies (e.g., communism and totalitarianism) that conflict with principles of U.S. democracy.</p>","updateDate":"2025-10-18T08:05:51Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":485,"ts":"2026-04-15T03:49:59.618Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Crucial%20Communism%20Teaching%20Act"}]}}