Religion:Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act
| Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act | |
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| Ohio General Assembly | |
Long title
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| Citation | [1] |
| Enacted by | Ohio House of Representatives |
| Enacted | November 19, 2025 |
| Considered by | Ohio Senate |
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| Third reading | November 19, 2025 |
| First reading | November 25, 2025 |
| Status: Pending | |
The Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, formally known as Ohio House Bill 486, is a proposed 2025 law in the U.S. state of Ohio that declares schools and teachers "may provide instruction on the positive impacts of religion on American history".[1] The bill passed in the Ohio House of Representatives on November 19, 2025, and as of December 2025 is awaiting a vote in the Ohio Senate.[1]
House Bill 486 is named after Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing activist and commentator who was assassinated on September 10, 2025.[2] One of the two main House sponsors of the bill, Representative Gary Click, named it after Kirk because he believed he was killed because of his beliefs, including his religion.[3]
Legislative history
The Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act was introduced in the Ohio House as House Bill 486 by state representatives Gary Click and Mike Dovilla.[4] The bill passed the Ohio House on November 19, 2025, in a 62–27 vote along party lines, with no Democrats voting in favor of passage.[4]
Provisions
House Bill 486 does not explicitly require instruction involving religion, but allows school to provide that instruction if they choose as such.[3] The bill specifies specific topics that would be allowed to be taught in the classroom, including about John Witherspoon, Billy Graham, and other similar topics.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Croup, Josh (November 26, 2025). "Ohio House passes ‘Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act’ allowing teaching of religion’s influence on U.S. history". https://www.13abc.com/2025/11/26/ohio-house-passes-charlie-kirk-american-heritage-act-allowing-teaching-religions-influence-us-history/.
- ↑ Manzhos, Mariya (December 2, 2025). "Why Ohio passed a bill to allow for teaching the ‘positive impact’ of religion on history". https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/12/02/ohio-bill-on-teaching-religion/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hancock, Laura (October 8, 2025). "Ohio bill would allow teaching Christianity’s positive impact on American history". https://www.cleveland.com/open/2025/10/ohio-bill-would-allow-teaching-christianitys-positive-impact-on-american-history.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Henry, Megan (November 19, 2025). "Ohio House passes bill that allows schools teach positive impacts of religion on American history". https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/ohio-house-passes-bill-to-mandate-schools-teach-positive-impacts-of-religion-on-american-history/.
- ↑ Millard, Katie (November 24, 2025). "‘Charlie Kirk’ bill to teach positively about Christianity passes Ohio House". https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/charlie-kirk-bill-to-teach-positively-about-christianity-passes-ohio-house/.
- ↑ Henry, Megan (October 9, 2025). "Ohio Republicans want public schools to teach positive impacts of Christianity on history". https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/ohio-republicans-want-public-schools-to-teach-positive-impacts-of-christianity-on-history/.
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