3.0.0 5810 2022-02-09T00:10:43Z 2022-02-09T00:10:43Z House HR 2020-02-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BLUMENAUER:H.R. 5810.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article II, Section 8[Page H977]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-02-07T14:03:30Z USA Civics Act of 2019 116 2024 S 2019-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-02-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E155) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2020-02-07 True S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2020-02-07 True M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] John Moolenaar R MI R. 4 2020-02-07 True H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2020-02-07 True S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2020-02-07 True Education Civics education Education programs funding Higher education Political movements and philosophies Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. history Education 00 2020-02-07 Introduced in House 2020-03-31T18:02:59Z Understanding and Studying American Civics Act of 2020 or the USA Civics Act of 2020

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the American History for Freedom grant program.

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

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

]]> USA Civics Act of 2020 Display Title USA Civics Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the American History for Freedom grant program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced USA Civics Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Understanding and Studying American Civics Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5810ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5810ih.xml 2020-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.