GOP Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Defund 1619 Project in Public Schools

A group of Republican lawmakers on Monday unveiled legislation that would block federal funds for public schools from being used to teach the controversial “1619 Project” published by the New York Times.

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) is seen at the Conservative Partnership Institute in Washington on July 27, 2020. Brendon Fallon/The Epoch Times

A group of Republican lawmakers on Monday unveiled legislation that would block federal funds for public schools from being used to teach the controversial 1619 Project published by The New York Times.

Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Rick Allen (R-Ga.), alongside Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), reintroduced the “Saving American History Act” (pdf) which “would ban federal funds from being used to teach the 1619 Project in K-12 schools or school districts,” a news release from Buck’s office states.