HR 400 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Civics Learning Act of 2021

Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Alcee L. Hastings D-FL

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Latest action · Jan 21, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Civics Learning Act of 2021

This bill expands the use of American History and Civics Education—National Activities grants to prioritize innovative civics learning and teaching.

Specifically, the bill expands the allowable uses of these grants to include before-, during-, and after-school activities 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.

Further, the Department of Education must ensure that specified percentages of grant funds are awarded on a diverse basis to eligible entities (e.g., institutions of higher education) that serve students and teachers at elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2021 to Mar 23, 2021; 40 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJan 21, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 21, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-PASusan WildOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerFeb 11, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 11, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyFeb 11, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaFeb 11, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 11, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyFeb 11, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneFeb 15, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 24, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMar 23, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jan 21, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 21, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E55)
  3. Jan 21, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E55Alcee L. Hastings D-FLJan 21, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 12, January 21, 2021, page H224.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 849Civics Learning Act of 2019Reintroduction ofJan 29, 2019
HR 3383Civics Learning Act of 2021Identical billMay 20, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education programs, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Civics Learning Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House

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