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USA Civics Act of 2019

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Understanding and Studying American Civics Act of 2019 or the USA Civics Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the American History for Freedom grant program.

The bill renames the program as the American Civics Education Program.

The bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) once every three years to establish or strengthen academic programs to promote American political thought and history; the history, achievements, and impact of American representative democracy and constitutional democracies globally; and the means of participation in political and civic life. Currently, such grants are awarded to IHEs for three years and are focused on traditional American history and the history and achievements of Western civilization.

IHEs may use grants to support additional activities, such as collaborating with federal or state humanities programs and using open educational resources.

What's happening now June 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5810 Related bill USA Civics Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 17, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 16, 2019
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jul 31, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2024: USA Civics Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2024/
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"S. 2024: USA Civics Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2024/.
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S. 2024, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2024/.
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