H.R. 5399 119th Congress House

Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support arts education at minority-serving institutions of higher education.

Introduced: September 16, 2025 Introduced by: Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Education

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Sep 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sep 16, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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Lobbying activity 16

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS
for AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
OPERA AMERICA
for OPERA AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS
for AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
OPERA AMERICA
for OPERA AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 filings
SENATE
16 filings
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
10 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
10 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
10 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
8 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
8 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 9

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Jul 13, 2026

Foushee, Valerie P.

North Carolina · Jun 30, 2026

Escobar, Veronica

Texas · Oct 8, 2025

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Oct 3, 2025

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Sep 16, 2025

Fields, Cleo

Louisiana · Sep 16, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Sep 16, 2025

Thanedar, Shri

Michigan · Sep 16, 2025

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Sep 16, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5399: Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5399/

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