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Introduced
03/07/2023
03/07/2023
In Committee
03/07/2023
03/07/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education programs, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Civics Learning Act of 2023, aims to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education programs. It finds that the lack of civics lessons has contributed to a deeply partisan and divided political climate, and that a lack of knowledge about the basics of the U.S. constitutional republic and the history of civil rights has created an increasingly ill-equipped electorate. The bill would prioritize innovative civics learning and teaching, including hands-on civic engagement activities, lessons on the history and principles of the Constitution, and online and video game-based learning. It also requires the Secretary of Education to ensure a diversity of grant funding across geographic areas and grade levels, and to submit an annual report on the program. Additionally, the bill authorizes $70 million in additional funding for this purpose in fiscal year 2024.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (53)
Emanuel Cleaver (D)*,
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Shontel Brown (D),
Cori Bush (D),
André Carson (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Jasmine Crockett (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Glenn Ivey (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jared Moskowitz (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
David Trone (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (on 03/07/2023)
Bill Topics
Education
- ‐ Education Excellence
- ‐ Education of Underprivileged or Underrepresented Groups
- ‐ Elementary and Secondary Education
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1387/all-info | 03/08/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr1387/BILLS-118hr1387ih.pdf | 03/24/2023 |
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