HR 1387 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Civics Learning Act of 2023

Introduced Mar 7, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Emanuel Cleaver D-MO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 7, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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. IntroducedMar 7, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Civics Learning Act of 2023

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 activities related to women's suffrage and the civil rights movement; 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 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2023 to Jul 8, 2024; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 7, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeMar 8, 2023
D-PASusan WildMar 8, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneMar 10, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaMar 14, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMar 14, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettApr 3, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 6, 2023
D-PADwight EvansApr 25, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinDec 11, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJan 17, 2024
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJan 29, 2024
D-MIHaley M. StevensJan 29, 2024
D-CAKatie PorterMar 5, 2024
D-CTJahana HayesJul 8, 2024

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 Mar 7, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 7, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 7, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: The subject of this bill is civics education.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 43, March 7, 2023, page H1150.

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 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 7, 2023Introduced in House

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