US HB849 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 76-3)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prioritize innovative civics learning and teaching and to provide additional funding in FY2020 for civics education programs. The bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds for civics education to include before, during, and after-school and extracurricular activities, activities that include service learning and community service projects that are linked to school curriculum, activities that encourage and support student participation in school governance, and online and video game-based learning. The Department of Education must ensure that specified percentages of grant funds for civics education be awarded on a diverse basis to eligible entities that serve students and teachers at elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.

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Title

Civics Learning Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-29HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-01-29HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E105)
2019-01-29HouseIntroduced in House

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