Congress asks President to name a month for American history.
S. 5463 — National American History and Founders Month Act · Filed by Roger Wicker (R-MS) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 23, 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 asks state governors and territorial leaders to write proclamations. These proclamations would encourage schools and groups to hold events. The events would teach about U.S. history and the Founding Fathers. The bill does not require anyone to do anything. It does not spend money or create new rules.
Who it affects
The bill does not create new rules or costs for anyone. Schools, states, and groups could choose to hold events if they want.
One thing to notice
The bill asks for a month to be named but does not give money. Without funding or rules, the month name alone may not change how much civics students learn.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Sep 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 23, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the 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.
- civics — The study of how government works and how to be a good citizen.
- Founding Fathers — The men who helped start the United States and wrote the Constitution.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,884 characters) on Oct 3, 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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