S. 2841 119th Congress Senate

CIVICS Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend the American History and Civics Education program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require hands-on civic engagement… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the American History and Civics Education program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require hands-on civic engagement activities for teachers and students and programs that educate students about the history and principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights.

Introduced: September 17, 2025 Introduced by: Angus S. King Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov

Education Civics educationElementary and secondary educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Sep 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Sep 17, 2025

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

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What's happening now March 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1

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Meeting Mar 19, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

Schmitt, Eric

Missouri · Sep 30, 2025

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Sep 30, 2025

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Sep 17, 2025

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Sep 17, 2025

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Sep 17, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2841: CIVICS Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2841/

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"S. 2841: CIVICS Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2841/.

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S. 2841, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2841/.

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