1. Short title This Act may be cited as the LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library, only 13 percent of named historical figures in textbooks across the United States are women. (2) In 2017, the National Women’s History Museum analyzed elementary and secondary education standards in social studies for all 50 States and the District of Columbia and found that: (A) 53 percent of the mentions of women’s history were included within the context of domestic roles, compared to 20 percent that were included within the context of voting rights and suffrage, 9 percent in women’s rights movement of the 19th and mid-20th centuries, 8 percent that were included within the context of the civil rights movement, and 2 percent that were included within the context of being in the workforce. (B) Named women do not reflect the diversity of women and their contributions—only 8 percent of named women are Hispanic and no named women are Asian American. (C) Disability rights, Native American rights, LGBTQI+, and migrant labor movements are less frequently included in standards and, when included, are covered in less detail, providing fewer opportunities to address women’s contributions to these movements. (3) According to a Smithsonian analysis of the 2017 National Women’s History Museum study, approximately 1 woman was mentioned for every 3 men in elementary and secondary education standards in social studies. (4) According to the National Women’s History Alliance, only 3 States (Illinois, Florida, and Louisiana) have legislated standards for inclusion of women’s history in elementary, middle, and high schools instruction. (5) According to GLSEN, only 7 States (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, and Oregon) have passed legislation in support of an LGBTQI+ inclusive curriculum. (6) In March 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed HB 1557 into law. Commonly known as the Don’t Say