HR 8295
116th Congress
House
Education
Academic performance and assessments
Civics education
Disability and paralysis
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Minority education
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Women's education
Educating for Democracy Act of 2020
Introduced: September 17, 2020
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 17, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Educating for Democracy Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified researchers to support and expand access to American civics and history education. It also requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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