PEACE Act of 2023

S 2468, the PEACE Act of 2023, restricts how federal funds can be used for American history and civics education programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It prohibits using these funds to support curriculum, teaching, or counseling that promotes or compels specific concepts related to race, including claims that the U.S. is fundamentally racist, that individuals bear inherent racism based on race, or that race determines moral character. The bill defines prohibited concepts as race stereotyping (assigning traits to a race), race scapegoating (blaming a race), or promoting ideas like inherent racial superiority. This directly affects schools and programs receiving federal funds for civics education, limiting what they can teach with those specific dollars. The policy change is a funding restriction, not a ban on teaching about race or history.