Skip to main content
HR 3239 118th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion

Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2023

Introduced: July 6, 2023 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2023

This bill establishes an Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Program to increase engagement with public and nonprofit entities (including faith-based and community-based organizations that serve and are led by people of color) in supporting arts and humanities projects that directly combat systemic racism through the arts and humanities. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities shall carry out this program.

The bill also provides for a competitive grant program for the creation and expansion of programs to support public and nonprofit arts and humanities organizations that directly combat systemic racism through the arts and humanities.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2024
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 7, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2023
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 6, 2023
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 6, 2023
 D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Jul 6, 2023
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 6, 2023
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 23, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 23, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 11, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 11, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 11, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 11, 2023
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · May 11, 2023
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 11, 2023
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 11, 2023
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3239: Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3239/
MLA
"H.R. 3239: Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3239/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3239, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3239/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3239: Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3239/)
Report a problem