SC lawmakers may use Trumpâs 1776 Report to shape US history curriculum VIDEO: SC lawmakers may use Trumpâs 1776 Report to shape US history curriculum By Rob Way and Jared Kofsky | March 31, 2021 at 7:00 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 5:48 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would require âinstruction in United States foundational historyâ for all public middle and high school students in a way that is consistent with former President Donald Trumpâs 1776 Commission Report, and it already has approval from the stateâs top education leader. The Restore Americaâs Foundation Act, S.534, has been referred to the Senate Education Committee. If passed, it would require âa minimum of thirty hours of classroom instructionâ on United States history every year for students in grades six through 12.