119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4058


To authorize the National Foundation for the Arts and the National Foundation for the Humanities to support activities for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 11, 2026

Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions


A BILL

To authorize the National Foundation for the Arts and the National Foundation for the Humanities to support activities for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution.

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 “American Stories Act”.

SEC. 2. Amendments to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

(a) National Endowment for the Arts.—Section 5(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(c)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (9), by striking “and” after the semicolon;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

“(10) projects, productions, and workshops through film, radio, video, and similar media, for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution; and”.

(b) National Endowment for the Humanities.—Section 7(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(c)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (9), by striking “and” after the semicolon;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

“(10) foster projects, productions, and workshops through film, radio, video, and similar media, for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution; and”.