Providing Historical Perspectives to Policymakers

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Past Congressional Briefings

The AHA has hosted Congressional Briefings since 2005, on issues ranging from healthcare policy, to gun rights and regulations, to farm policy, and other topics of importance to Congress.

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History and Policy Education Program

The AHA’s History and Policy Education Program (HPEP) brings the principles of the Congressional Briefings program into the classroom to help students appreciate the importance of bringing historical perspectives to contemporary policy conversations. This initiative provides a guide for history educators to develop and host briefings about the historical dimensions of current policy questions, using materials from past briefings.

Upcoming Congressional Briefing

The American Historical Association (AHA) will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on how the United States Senate has changed since its establishment. The briefing will take place on Thursday, July 24, at 10:00 a.m. ET in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room G-11. The briefing will feature panelists Joseph Crespino (Emory Univ.), Joanne B. Freeman (Yale Univ.), and Daniel S. Holt (Senate Historical Office), with AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel as moderator.

2023-25 Briefings

October 20, 2023

Washington, DC

Historical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence

September 29, 2023

Washington, DC

History of US-China Relations

Perspectives on the Briefings