# 119-s-1001: Crucial Communism Teaching Act

119-s-1001, Crucial Communism Teaching Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1001
- Congress: 119
- Title: Crucial Communism Teaching Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## Summary

**Teach high school students the history and dangers of communism.** The bill would direct the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to develop a civic education curriculum and oral history resources for high schools and to work with state and local education leaders to help schools use them. - Students: High school students would get a curriculum comparing communism and totalitarianism with the principles of U.S. democracy, designed to fit into social studies, government, history, or economics classes. - Families and communities: Parents, local civic institutions, and schools would receive oral history materials and classroom resources, including Portraits in Patriotism stories from victims and civic-minded individuals. - Education leaders: State and local education agencies would be engaged to support high schools in adopting and using the curriculum and accompanying resources. - Historical context: The materials would teach that communism has caused more than 100 million deaths worldwide and that about 1.5 billion people still live under communist rule.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- High school curriculum on communism: benefit, medium. This bill would designate the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to create a high school civics curriculum. The curriculum would compare communism and totalitarianism with U.S. democracy. The Foundation would also make oral-history materials called Portraits in Patriotism with victims' person…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-3302: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1082: Safeguarding Medicaid Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1001 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1001)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-3302: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3302)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1082: Safeguarding Medicaid Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1082)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1001 (as of 2026-08-12).