SRES 440
114th Congress
Senate
Education
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Public participation and lobbying
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about the importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools in the United States.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2016
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2463; text as passed Senate: CR S2462)
Apr 26, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2463; text as passed Senate: CR S2462)
Apr 26, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
- civic and government education is essential to the well-being of the constitutional government of the United States,
- comprehensive and formal instruction in civics and government would provide students with a basis for understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens under such government,
- elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to offer courses on the history and theories of such government, and
- civics and government teachers are well served by having access to professional development programs that enhance their capacity to provide effective civic and government education in the classroom.
What's happening now
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2463; text as passed Senate: CR S2462)