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S 4403 117th Congress Senate Education

USA Civics Act of 2022

Introduced: June 14, 2022 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 14, 2022
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USA Civics Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the American History for Freedom grant program.

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

The bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least once every three years to establish or strengthen academic programs to promote American political thought and history and the history, achievements, and impact of American representative democracy and constitutional democracies globally. Currently, these 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 14, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1814 Related bill Civics Secures Democracy Act of 2021
  • HR 3242 Related bill USA Civics Act of 2021
  • S 879 Related bill Civics Secures Democracy Act
  • S 4384 Related bill Civics Secures Democracy Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 14, 2022
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jun 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4403: USA Civics Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4403/
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"S. 4403: USA Civics Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4403/.
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S. 4403, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4403/.
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