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USA Civics Act of 2022

3/13/2024, 3:41 AM

Congressional Summary of S 4403

USA Civics Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the American History for Freedom grant program.

The bill renames the program as the American Civics and History Education Program.

The bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least once every three years to establish or strengthen academic programs to promote American political thought and history and the history, achievements, and impact of American representative democracy and constitutional democracies globally. Currently, these 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.

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Current Status of Bill S 4403

Bill S 4403 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 14, 2022. Bill S 4403 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on June 14, 2022.  Bill S 4403's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of June 14, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 4403

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 4403

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 4403

USA Civics Act of 2022
USA Civics Act of 2022
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a civics and history education program.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 4403

John Cornyn
John Cornyn
TexasRepublican
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
LouisianaRepublican
Christopher A. Coons
Christopher A. Coons
DelawareDemocrat

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