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H.R. 2485 119th Congress House

Arts Education for All Act

Official title: To expand arts education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 31, 2025 Introduced by: Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Education Art, artists, authorshipChild care and developmentCommunity life and organizationEducation of the disadvantaged
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Education programs fundingEducational guidanceElementary and secondary educationJuvenile crime and gang violenceTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Mar 31, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Arts Education for All Act

This bill expands arts education and programming for children in early education, K-12 students, and juveniles and adults in the criminal justice system.

Specifically, the bill allows Child Care and Development Block Grant funding to be used for additional activities, including arts programming.

Additionally, the bill addresses arts programming in elementary and secondary schools by

  • directing each state educational agency to include information on arts programming in its state plan, including how it will integrate arts education instruction into the curriculum and increase the number of arts teachers in schools;
  • requiring state report cards to include information on arts courses;
  • requiring local educational agency (LEA) plans to describe how the LEA will encourage the use of arts education to improve student achievement; and
  • allowing certain funds to be used for professional development for arts teachers.

The bill directs the National Center for Education Research to carry out research on the use of arts and arts education in elementary and secondary schools, including in low-performing schools. Further, the National Center for Education Statistics must compile data on arts education.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress must include a specified arts assessment.

The bill requires a state's juvenile justice and delinquency plan to describe how the state will coordinate services and activities for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention with arts agencies and arts organizations. Additionally, grants for adult offender reentry demonstration projects may be used for facilitating arts education.

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 Lobbying activity 28

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 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 41 Republican 2
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Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Jul 23, 2026
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 20, 2026
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McBride, Sarah
Delaware · Jun 23, 2026
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Sorensen, Eric
Illinois · May 20, 2026
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · May 20, 2026
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 27, 2026
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Simon, Lateefah
California · Apr 21, 2026
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 16, 2026
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2026
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 2, 2026
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Dexter, Maxine
Oregon · Feb 4, 2026
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2026
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Ansari, Yassamin
Arizona · Dec 1, 2025
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
Arizona · Nov 19, 2025
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 8, 2025
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 8, 2025
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 18, 2025
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 17, 2025
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Sep 15, 2025
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Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 5, 2025
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Bynum, Janelle S.
Oregon · Aug 5, 2025
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 5, 2025
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Friedman, Laura
California · Jul 10, 2025
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 10, 2025
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Riley, Josh
New York · Jun 23, 2025
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 12, 2025
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jun 11, 2025
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 11, 2025
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Jun 10, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 10, 2025
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Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Jun 9, 2025
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jun 4, 2025
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jun 3, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2025
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Apr 1, 2025
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 31, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 31, 2025
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Mar 31, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2025
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 31, 2025
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Randall, Emily
Washington · Mar 31, 2025
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Mar 31, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 31, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2485: Arts Education for All Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2485/
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"H.R. 2485: Arts Education for All Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2485/.
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H.R. 2485, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2485/.
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