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HR 1078 108th Congress House

American History and Civics Education Act of 2003

Official title: To establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2003 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 4, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
American History and Civics Education Act of 2003 - Directs the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to award competitive grants to nonprofit educational institutions to establish: (1) Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics to offer workshops for teachers of American history and civics; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics to offer workshops for outstanding students of American history and civics.

Directs the NEA Chairperson to award a grant to an organization for the creation of a national alliance of elementary school and secondary school teachers of American history and civics.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 49
All 49 Democratic 9 Republican 10
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jul 24, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Jul 18, 2003
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jul 17, 2003
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jul 17, 2003
HILL, BARON
· Jul 17, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Jul 17, 2003
Vitter, David
· Jul 15, 2003
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 9, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 24, 2003
OSE, DOUG
· Jun 24, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 24, 2003
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 19, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Jun 19, 2003
BALLENGER, CASS
· Jun 19, 2003
Burns, Max
· Jun 19, 2003
Burr, Richard
· Jun 19, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2003
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 19, 2003
DeMint, James
· Jun 19, 2003
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jun 19, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 19, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 19, 2003
Janklow, William
· Jun 19, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 19, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 19, 2003
Majette, Denise
· Jun 19, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 19, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 19, 2003
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Jun 19, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 19, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Jun 11, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 11, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 11, 2003
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 11, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 11, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Jun 11, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 11, 2003
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jun 11, 2003
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 11, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 11, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2003
TANNER, JOHN
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 11, 2003
TIAHRT, TODD
· Jun 11, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Jun 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1078: American History and Civics Education Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1078/
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"H.R. 1078: American History and Civics Education Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1078/.
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