Congress asks President to name a month for American history.
H.R. 10781 — National American History and Founders Month Act · Filed by Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill asks the President to pick one month each year. It would be called National American History and Founders Month. It also asks state governors and territorial leaders to issue proclamations. These proclamations would encourage schools and groups to run educational programs. The programs would teach about U.S. history and the Founding Fathers. The bill does not make anyone do anything. It does not give out money or change any laws.
Who it affects
Schools and groups could choose to run more history programs if they want to. The bill does not require anyone to do anything.
One thing to notice
The bill asks for a month to be named but gives no money. It has no rules to help schools teach more history.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- proclamation — An official announcement made by a leader like a governor.
- Founding Fathers — The men who helped start the United States and wrote its founding documents.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,884 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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