US HB8295 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified researchers to support and expand access to American civics and history education. It also requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels.

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Title

Educating for Democracy Act of 2020

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-09-17HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2020-09-17HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB4928 (Related) 2020-11-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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