<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<billStatus>
  <version>3.0.0</version>
  <bill>
    <number>5399</number>
    <updateDate>2026-07-14T08:06:05Z</updateDate>
    <updateDateIncludingText>2026-07-14T08:06:05Z</updateDateIncludingText>
    <originChamber>House</originChamber>
    <originChamberCode>H</originChamberCode>
    <type>HR</type>
    <introducedDate>2025-09-16</introducedDate>
    <congress>119</congress>
    <legislationUrl>https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5399</legislationUrl>
    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE:H.R. 5399.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted toCongress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl.1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and theNecessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1Sec. 8Cl. 18). Further,this statement of constitutional authority is made for thesole purpose of compliance with clause 7of Rule XII of theRules of the House of Representatives and shall have nobearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.[Page H4364]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
    <committees>
      <item>
        <systemCode>hsed00</systemCode>
        <name>Education and Workforce Committee</name>
        <chamber>House</chamber>
        <type>Standing</type>
        <activities>
          <item>
            <name>Referred To</name>
            <date>2025-09-16T14:00:35Z</date>
          </item>
        </activities>
      </item>
    </committees>
    <actions>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2025-09-16</actionDate>
        <text>Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>H11100</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>2</code>
          <name>House floor actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsed00</systemCode>
            <name>Education and Workforce Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2025-09-16</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>Intro-H</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2025-09-16</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>1000</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
    </actions>
    <sponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>K000400</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]</fullName>
        <firstName>Sydney</firstName>
        <lastName>Kamlager-Dove</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>CA</state>
        <district>37</district>
        <isByRequest>N</isByRequest>
      </item>
    </sponsors>
    <cosponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>V000081</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]</fullName>
        <firstName>Nydia</firstName>
        <lastName>Velázquez</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>NY</state>
        <middleName>M.</middleName>
        <district>7</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2025-09-16</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>True</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>F000110</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]</fullName>
        <firstName>Cleo</firstName>
        <lastName>Fields</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>LA</state>
        <district>6</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2025-09-16</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>True</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>B001278</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]</fullName>
        <firstName>Suzanne</firstName>
        <lastName>Bonamici</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>OR</state>
        <district>1</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2025-09-16</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>True</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>N000147</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]</fullName>
        <firstName>Eleanor</firstName>
        <lastName>Norton</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>DC</state>
        <middleName>Holmes</middleName>
        <district>0</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2025-09-16</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>True</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>T000488</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]</fullName>
        <firstName>Shri</firstName>
        <lastName>Thanedar</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>MI</state>
        <district>13</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2025-09-16</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>True</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>F000476</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]</fullName>
        <firstName>Maxwell</firstName>
        <lastName>Frost</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>FL</state>
        <district>10</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2025-10-03</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>E000299</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]</fullName>
        <firstName>Veronica</firstName>
        <lastName>Escobar</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>TX</state>
        <district>16</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2025-10-08</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>F000477</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]</fullName>
        <firstName>Valerie</firstName>
        <lastName>Foushee</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>NC</state>
        <middleName>P.</middleName>
        <district>4</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2026-06-30</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>R000305</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]</fullName>
        <firstName>Deborah</firstName>
        <lastName>Ross</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>NC</state>
        <middleName>K.</middleName>
        <district>2</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2026-07-13</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
    </cosponsors>
    <policyArea>
      <name>Education</name>
    </policyArea>
    <subjects>
      <legislativeSubjects/>
      <policyArea>
        <name>Education</name>
        <updateDate>2025-09-26T14:03:42Z</updateDate>
      </policyArea>
    </subjects>
    <title>Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act</title>
    <titles>
      <item>
        <titleType>Official Title as Introduced</titleType>
        <titleTypeCode>6</titleTypeCode>
        <title>To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support arts education at minority-serving institutions of higher education.</title>
        <updateDate>2025-09-25T06:40:32Z</updateDate>
        <billTextVersionName>Introduced in House</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>IH</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Display Title</titleType>
        <titleTypeCode>45</titleTypeCode>
        <title>Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act</title>
        <updateDate>2025-09-25T06:38:16Z</updateDate>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Short Title(s) as Introduced</titleType>
        <titleTypeCode>101</titleTypeCode>
        <title>Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act</title>
        <updateDate>2025-09-25T06:38:15Z</updateDate>
        <billTextVersionName>Introduced in House</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>IH</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
    </titles>
    <textVersions>
      <item>
        <type>Introduced in House</type>
        <date>2025-09-16T04:00:00Z</date>
        <formats>
          <item>
            <url>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5399ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5399ih.xml</url>
          </item>
        </formats>
      </item>
    </textVersions>
    <latestAction>
      <actionDate>2025-09-16</actionDate>
      <text>Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.</text>
    </latestAction>
  </bill>
  <dublinCore xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
    <dc:language>EN</dc:language>
    <dc:rights>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.</dc:rights>
    <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
    <dc:description>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.</dc:description>
  </dublinCore>
</billStatus>
