3.0.0 427 2022-03-03T21:29:11Z 2022-11-04T18:39:11Z Senate S SRES 2014-04-29 113 2014-04-29 Senate Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2524; text as passed Senate: CR S2474) Floor 2014-04-29 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2524; text as passed Senate: CR S2474) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2014-04-29 True Education Constitution and constitutional amendments Elementary and secondary education Public participation and lobbying Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. history Education 00 2014-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2014-05-03T17:11:08Z Expresses the sense of the Senate that:

  • civic education is essential to the well-being of the constitutional government of the United States,
  • comprehensive and formal instruction in civics and government provides students with a basis for understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens under such government,
  • elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to offer courses on the history and theories of such government, and
  • civics and government teachers are well served by having access to professional development programs that enhance their capacity to provide effective civic education in the classroom.
]]> 82 2014-04-29 Passed Senate without amendment 2014-05-03T17:11:27Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate that:

  • civic education is essential to the well-being of the constitutional government of the United States,
  • comprehensive and formal instruction in civics and government provides students with a basis for understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens under such government,
  • elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to offer courses on the history and theories of such government, and
  • civics and government teachers are well served by having access to professional development programs that enhance their capacity to provide effective civic education in the classroom.
]]> A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about the importance of effective civic education programs in schools in the United States. Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about the importance of effective civic education programs in schools in the United States. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about the importance of effective civic education programs in schools in the United States. Agreed to Senate 2014-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres427ats/xml/BILLS-113sres427ats.xml 2014-04-29 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2524; text as passed Senate: CR S2474) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.