# 116-hr-5944: History Is Learned from the Living Act

116-hr-5944, History Is Learned from the Living Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5944
- Congress: 116
- Title: History Is Learned from the Living Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Introduced: 2020-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Sciences and History
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

History Is Learned from the Living Act This bill establishes the History Is Learned from the Living grant program. The Department of the Interior shall make one-year grants to community groups, organizations, or institutions to carry out projects through which the community may learn about historical movements in the United States in the past century through the oral histories of community members who participated in those movements.

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- 116-hr-8941: To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.
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- 116-hr-8903: National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8882: FLOODS Act
- 116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revoluti…
- 116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5944 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5944)

## Related
- [116-hr-8941: To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8941)
- [116-hr-8925: John Lewis Prompt and Accurate Reporting of Elections Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8925)
- [116-hr-8903: National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8903)
- [116-hr-8882: FLOODS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8882)
- [116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in rec…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8856)
- [116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8845)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5944 (as of 2025-11-18).