Trump to sign the Never Again Education Act into law
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The Never Again Education Act is set to be signed into law Thursday by President Donald Trump, though details of the signing remain up in the air.
Background: The bipartisan bill, sponsored in the House by Rep. Carolyn Maloney and in the Senate by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), passed the Senate earlier this month following overwhelming support in the House in January. It authorizes the disbursement of $10 million over the next five years to further Holocaust-related programming at middle and high schools.
Limited space: One congressional staffer confirmed to Jewish Insider that the legislation will be signed in a private event in the Oval Office in adherence with coronavirus-related restrictions. Several Jewish leaders have been invited to attend the ceremony.
Heard the other day: Rosen called the bill a “first step in centralizing a good quality and authentic curriculum to teach the Holocaust to future generations” during a webcast hosted by the Jewish Democratic Council of America on Tuesday. Rosen is co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism along with Sen. James Lankford (R-OK).