HR 5501 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2014

Introduced Sep 17, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Elijah E. Cummings D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 17, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2014 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Constitution Day Grant Program awarding competitive grants to local educational agencies and charter schools to commemorate, and enhance educational programs that teach students about, the U.S. Constitution and their state constitution.

Requires such program to occur annually on Constitution Day, September 17, or the following Monday if that day falls on a weekend, and give students the ability to register to vote.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 17, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalSep 17, 2014
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 17, 2014
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalSep 17, 2014
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalSep 17, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Sep 17, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Sep 17, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 17, 2014Introduced in House

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