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]
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.
Title
Civics Learning Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-01-29 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E105) |
2019-01-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Civics education
Congressional oversight
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
Congressional oversight
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/849/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr849/BILLS-116hr849ih.pdf |