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S. 885 116th Congress Senate

GAAME Act of 2019

Official title: A bill 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: July 29, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Art, artists, authorshipEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Employment and training programsMusicTeaching, teachers, curricula
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Mar 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 26, 2019

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

 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
  • HR 1676 Identical bill GAAME Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 29, 2019
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 885: GAAME Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-885/
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"S. 885: GAAME Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-885/.
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S. 885, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-885/.
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