WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Crucial Communism Teaching Act to help educate students about the history and dangers of communism.  

“Communism is a cancer. Tens of millions of people have lost their lives under this dehumanizing ideology. The next generation of Americans must understand the threat communism poses to liberty and justice for innocent people around the world, and it’s our job to teach them,” said Kennedy.

A poll by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation shows that most young adults lack understanding of the significance and history of communism. The same poll showed that one in five Millennials, as well as one in three members of Gen Z, views communism favorably.

The Crucial Communism Teaching Act would make educational materials available through the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to help teach high school students about the dangers of communism and totalitarianism. The bill would also require high schools to teach students the history of communism and how this ideology undermines America’s founding principles of freedom and democracy.

Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) introduced the Crucial Communism Teaching Act in the House.

Text of the Crucial Communism Teaching Act is available here.