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H.R. 1676 116th Congress House

GAAME Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2019 Introduced by: Nydia M. Velázquez Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Education Art, artists, authorshipEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Mar 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 11, 2019
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 Latest action March 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2019 or the GAAME Act of 2019

This bill specifies that funds that support the instructional needs of elementary and secondary students from low-income families shall be used for arts and music programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 885 Identical bill GAAME Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 31
Lamb, Conor
· Aug 2, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 2, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jun 26, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 29, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 13, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 11, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 11, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 11, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 11, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 11, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 11, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Mar 11, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 11, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 11, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Mar 11, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 11, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Mar 11, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1676: GAAME Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1676/
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"H.R. 1676: GAAME Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1676/.
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