[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 313 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 313

 To amend the American History and Civics Education program under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require inclusion of 
programs that educate students about the history and principles of the 
    Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2019

   Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Coons) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the American History and Civics Education program under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require inclusion of 
programs that educate students about the history and principles of the 
    Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Constitution Education Is Valuable 
in Community Schools Act of 2019'' or ``CIVICS Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2233(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6663(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
and inserting the following:
            ``(1) shall--
                    ``(A) show potential to improve the quality of 
                student achievement in, and teaching of, American 
                history, civics and government, or geography, in 
                elementary schools and secondary schools;
                    ``(B) demonstrate innovation, scalability, 
                accountability, and a focus on underserved populations; 
                and
                    ``(C) include programs that educate students about 
                the history and principles of the Constitution of the 
                United States, including the Bill of Rights; and
            ``(2) may include hands-on civic engagement activities for 
        teachers and students.''.
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