US Congress House Bill 5810 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the American History for Freedom grant program. The bill renames the program as the American Civics Education Program. The bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) once every three years to establish or strengthen academic programs to promote American political thought and history; the history, achievements, and impact of American representative democracy and constitutional democracies globally; and the means of participation in political and civic life. Currently, such grants are awarded to IHEs for three years and are focused on traditional American history and the history and achievements of Western civilization. IHEs may use grants to support additional activities, such as collaborating with federal or state humanities programs and using open educational resources.

USA Civics Act of 2020 Understanding and Studying American Civics Act of 2020

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2020-02-07	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E155)
2020-02-07	House	Introduced in House

SB2024 (Related) 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5810/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5810/BILLS-116hr5810ih.pdf