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HR 1802 113th Congress House

Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2013

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to promote civic learning and engagement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 3, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Commissioner for Education Statistics, in administering the National Assessment of Educational Progress, should increase the number of students tested to improve disaggregation and analysis of data regarding progress in history and civics.

Amends part C (Innovation for Teacher Quality) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to repeal We the People, a Civic Education program, and replace it with a program awarding competitive grants to nonprofit educational organizations to develop and implement programs that promote civic learning and engagement through instruction, professional development, and evaluations.

Requires such programs to promote: (1) equity through access to funding and program benefits; (2) innovation through design, settings, and delivery; (3) scalability through broad, cost-effective implementation and institutionalization; and (4) accountability through program assessments and the identification of best practices.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 18, 2013
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 3, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1802: Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1802/
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"H.R. 1802: Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1802/.
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