H.R. 768: Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act

H.R. 768 tells the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to run a national study of Holocaust education in public schools. The review must cover all states, plus representative samples of school districts and public elementary and secondary schools.

The point is to answer some basic questions Congress says it does not have clear national answers to yet: Is Holocaust education required or optional? How much classroom time gets devoted to it? Are teachers getting training and reliable materials? Are states and districts actually implementing the standards they say they have?

The bill goes beyond a simple history audit. It says the study should also examine whether students are taught about the history of antisemitism, including propaganda and other narratives targeting Jewish people, and whether schools assess students' ability to identify antisemitism, bigotry, hate, and genocide in both historical and current contexts.

It also asks what works in practice. The Museum would review methods like classroom discussion, experiential learning, project-based learning, trauma-informed instruction, and teaching Holocaust lessons across different subjects during the school year.

This bill does not create grants, rewrite state standards, or require every school to adopt one curriculum. It creates a federal report card first—start the study within 180 days, then get the results to Congress no later than 3 years after enactment.