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Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act
S. 332 To require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to conduct a study on Holocaust education efforts in all States and a representative sample of local educational agencies and public schools.
- Directs the study to examine whether States and local educational agencies require or offer optional Holocaust education as part of their curricula.
- Requires the study to assess Holocaust education standards, professional development opportunities for teachers, curricular materials, teaching methods, and student assessment approaches.
- Directs the study to identify gaps and challenges in Holocaust education implementation and determine what training and resources educators need.
- Requires the Director to submit a report of the study's findings to Congress within three years of the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
6 cosponsors
Actions (6)
- Jul 23, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470. · senate
- Jul 23, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. · senate
- Jun 10, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
- Dec 9, 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. · senate
- Jan 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Jan 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Committee action
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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
- Business meeting to consider S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, S.332, to require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, S.764, to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S.789, to require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining, refining, separation, and processing technologies, S.791, to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System, S.888, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S.945, to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, S.1088 and H.R.2290, bills to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, S.1288, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in the State of New York, S.1341, to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S.1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws, S.1413, to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, S.1476, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, S.1737, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S.1870, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, S.2437 and H.R.3857, bills to amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act, S.2753, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, S.3500 and H.R.3657, bills to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications, S.3518, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects, S.3526, to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, S.3693, to extend the authorization for a large-scale water recycling and reuse grant program, S.3723, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System, S.3732, to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to authorize assistance under the storage program, S.3736, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, S.3743, to direct the Secretary of
- Hearings to examine S.290, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, S.332, to require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, S.446, to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, S.573, to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali, S.601, to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky, S.730, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of establishing the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument, S.791, to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System, H.R.186, and S.858, bills to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients, S.1088, to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, S.1131, to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in the State of Georgia, S.1135, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, S.1280, to designate six creeks in North Carolina in honor of the lives lost in a plane crash in Carteret County, North Carolina, on February 13, 2022, S.1353, to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia, S.1377, to ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, S.1518, to redesignate the Saratoga National Historical Park as the "Saratoga National Battlefield Park", S.1777, to amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the "Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center", S.1870, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, S.1926, to encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, S.2270, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the portion of the Myakka River in Sarasota County, Florida, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S.2308, to amend the Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to collect a surcharge from international visitors to units of the National Park System, S.2369, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove or permanently conceal the name of Francis Newlands on the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia, S.2385, to codify Executive Order 14253 relating to restoring truth and sanity to American history, S.2546, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, S.2708, to enhance the preservation, maintenance, and management of national historic trails and national scenic trails, S.2970, to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, and H.R.249, to redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 30, 2025
Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
July 23, 2026
Reported by Mr. Lee, without amendment
A BILL
To require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act”.
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.
(a) Study.—Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (referred to in this Act as the “Director”) shall conduct a study on Holocaust education efforts in States, local educational agencies, and public elementary schools and secondary schools. Such study shall include an examination of—
(1) all States;
(2) a nationally representative sample of local educational agencies; and
(3) a representative sample of public elementary and secondary schools served by the local educational agencies being studied.
(b) Elements.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Director shall—
(1) determine whether States and local educational agencies being studied require Holocaust education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary schools and secondary schools;
(2) identify States and local educational agencies being studied that have optional Holocaust education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary schools and secondary schools;
(3) identify each State’s standards and the requirements of the local educational agencies being studied relating to Holocaust education and summarize the status of the implementation of such standards and requirements, including—
(A) the existence of a centralized apparatus at the State or local level that collects and disseminates Holocaust education curricula and materials;
(B) the existence of Holocaust education professional development opportunities for pre-service and in-service teachers;
(C) the involvement of informal educational organizations in implementing Holocaust education, including museums and cultural centers;
(D) an assessment of the challenges or gaps that may prevent educators from fulfilling Holocaust education requirements;
(E) the identification of training and resources needed to support educators teaching about the Holocaust; and
(F) the adoption of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum resources by—
(i) entities at the State or local level that disseminate Holocaust education curricula; or
(ii) local Holocaust museums and centers;
(4) determine—
(A) the range of intended outcomes from a Holocaust education unit at the State and local educational agency level; and
(B) the methods teachers are using that result in successfully achieving intended learning outcomes, which may include—
(i) in-class discussion;
(ii) educational activities conducted outside the classroom, including homework assignments and experiential learning involving State and local organizations, such as museums and cultural centers;
(iii) project based learning;
(iv) educational materials and activities that are developmentally appropriate and taught through a trauma-informed lens; and
(v) integration of lessons from the Holocaust across the curriculum and throughout the school year;
(5) identify the types of instructional materials used to teach students about the Holocaust, including the use of primary source material;
(6) identify—
(A) in what disciplines the Holocaust is being taught;
(B) the amount of time allotted in the required curriculum to teach about the Holocaust; and
(C) the comprehensiveness of the Holocaust education curriculum taught in public elementary schools and secondary schools, as indicated by the extent to which the curriculum addresses all elements and aspects of the Holocaust and is based on reliable educational resources, such as resources provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; and
(7) identify the approaches used by public elementary schools and secondary schools to assess outcomes using traditional and nontraditional assessments, including assessments of—
(A) students’ knowledge of the Holocaust; and
(B) students’ ability to identify and analyze antisemitism, bigotry, hate, and genocide in historical and contemporary contexts.
(c) Report.—
(1) In general.—Following the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
(2) Deadline for submittal.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than the earlier of—
(A) 180 days after the completion of the study under subsection (a); or
(B) 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) ESEA terms.—The terms “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “secondary school”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Holocaust.—The term “Holocaust” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Never Again Education Act (Public Law 116-141; 36 U.S.C. 2301 note).
(3) Holocaust education.—The term “Holocaust education” means educational activities that are specifically intended—
(A) to improve students’ awareness and understanding of the Holocaust;
(B) to educate students on the lessons of the Holocaust as a means to raise awareness about the importance of preventing genocide, hate, and bigotry against any group of people; and
(C) to study the history of antisemitism, its deep historical roots, the use of conspiracy theories and propaganda that target the Jewish people, and the shape-shifting nature of antisemitism over time.
(4) Project based learning.—The term “project based learning” means a teaching method through which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects. Calendar No. 470
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 332
A BILL
To require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
July 23, 2026
Reported without amendment
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