Congress orders study of how schools teach about 9/11
H.R. 10314 — To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools to educate students about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. · Filed by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of Education to study how schools teach about September 11, 2001. The study will look at which states require 9/11 education. It will examine what teachers are trained to teach and what methods work best. The Secretary must report findings to Congress within 3 years.
Who it affects
Students and parents will learn what schools teach about 9/11. Teachers will get information about best practices.
One thing to notice
The bill does not change what schools must teach. It only asks for a study of what schools are already doing.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,304 characters) on Sep 13, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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