# 119-s-227: PEACE Act of 2025

119-s-227, PEACE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-17).

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- As of: 2026-09-17
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-227
- Congress: 119
- Title: PEACE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-17

## Summary

**Bars federal American History and Civics Education funds from supporting curricula that promote defined 'divisive concepts'.** This bill would prohibit the use of funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act subpart for any curriculum, teaching, or counseling that promotes or compels the divisive concepts identified in the Department of Education's proposed priorities. - Schools and grant recipients: Would be barred from using Section 2231 funding for instruction or counseling that advances the bill's definition of divisive concepts. - Teachers and counselors: Funding could not support lessons or counseling that promote race stereotyping or race scapegoating as those terms are defined in the bill. - Students and families: Limits curricula that present ideas such as that one race is inherently superior, that the United States is fundamentally racist, that individuals bear responsibility for past actions of their race, or that meritocracy is inherently racist.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits federal dollars for divisive lessons: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar use of funds made available under the named part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for any curriculum, teaching, or counseling that "promotes or compels a divisive concept." The bill would define those divisive concepts to include race stereotyping, race…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-884: ATF Transparency Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-227 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/227)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-884: ATF Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-884)
- [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-227 (as of 2026-09-17).