An Oklahoma politician has introduced a bill that questions the current Advanced Placement U.S. History course for high school students. His bill was overwhelmingly supported in a committee vote and has quickly gained national attention.

The bill, House Bill 1380, was proposed by Rep. Dan Fisher, a Republican, and asks the state Board of Education to take a second look at the College Board’s curriculum for the course. The course is taken by high school students across the country and can be used for college credit.

Fisher introduced the bill on Monday at a House Common Education Committee hearing, reports Tulsa World. The committee voted 11-4 to pass the bill on to the House.

The bill suggests that the AP U.S. History curriculum could be in violation of state law because it emphasizes “what is bad about America” and cuts out the “American exceptionalism” concept.

However, John Williamson, who represented the College Board at the hearing, called that “mythology and not true,” noting that many students who take the class are expected to already understand the basics of U.S. history.

Fisher spoke at length on Wednesday and said that he isn’t really trying to completely ban the course, the Tulsa World reports.

"There seems to be a very clear leaning in the new framework to communicate that America is just not a good place. We're exploiters. We're abusers. We put down the poor. The rich rule. All those kinds of things,” Fisher, a pastor, said. “No one's questioning that America doesn't have blemishes, and I don't even have a problem with those being taught ... but I do have a problem with those being taught almost to the exclusion of what America has done right.”

As New York Magazine notes, Oklahoma is not the only state to raise concerns about the recently changed AP U.S. History course. It has also been seen as controversial in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Colorado.

In Oklahoma, House Speaker Jeffrey Hickman still has to decide if Fisher’s bill will be heard on the House floor.

Opponents of the bill in the state have made their opinion clear. “If you, like me, believe that AP courses (and intelligence/critical thinking) are a good thing, PLEASE let your legislator know via call, email, meeting, etc.,” Rep. Emily Virgin wrote on Facebook.