HR 3266 United States House · 118th Congress

Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act

HR 3266, the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act, requires the U.S. Secretary of State to report annually on curriculum content in Palestinian Authority (PA) schools and UNRWA schools in the West Bank and Gaza. The bill mandates reports assessing whether textbooks contain content encouraging violence or intolerance toward other nations or ethnic groups, steps the PA is taking to align with UN tolerance standards, and how U.S. aid funds are used to address such content. It specifically directs the State Department to review materials like textbooks, maps, and math problems referencing conflicts, as documented in a 2018 GAO report. The reports must be submitted publicly and include details on U.S. diplomatic efforts to promote peace in Palestinian education. This is a procedural bill focused on monitoring curriculum content, not altering education policy directly.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2023

Committee Review

Nov 2023

House Passage

Nov 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced May 11, 2023 Last action Nov 2, 2023

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Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Nov 1, 2023

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between the Introduced and Engrossed versions of HR 3266. All differences are limited to minor formatting adjustments, including added blank lines for readability and spacing corrections around section headers and paragraph markers.

TECHNICAL

Blank lines were added after several section headers and introductory sentences (after 'Congress finds the following:', after the GAO report introduction, after '4.Reports required', and after subsection (b) content) to improve readability.

Spacing around section numbers and paragraph markers was normalized throughout the bill (e.g., consistent spacing between numbers and text in sections 2, 3, and 4).

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How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Nov 2, 2023

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

upper

Nov 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5199)

lower

Oct 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

May 11, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

lower

May 11, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 34 co-sponsors