American History and Civics Education Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-504
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2003-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Civics education
Conferences
Economics and Public Finance
Educational research
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to the arts and humanities
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
History
Internet
Libraries
Private schools
Public speaking
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Teacher education
Teaching
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-04
text: American History and Civics Education Act of 2003 - Directs the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to award competitive grants to nonprofit educational institutions to establish: (1) Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics to offer workshops for teachers of American history and civics; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics to offer workshops for outstanding students of American history and civics.
Directs the NEH Chairperson to award a grant to an organization for the creation of a national alliance of elementary school and secondary school teachers of American history and civics.
action_date: 2003-06-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

American History and Civics Education Act of 2003 - Directs the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to award competitive grants to nonprofit educational institutions to establish: (1) Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics to offer workshops for teachers of American history and civics; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics to offer workshops for outstanding students of American history and civics.
Directs the NEH Chairperson to award a grant to an organization for the creation of a national alliance of elementary school and secondary school teachers of American history and civics.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: American History and Civics Education Act of 2003 - Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to award competitive grants to educational institutions to establish: (1) Presidential Academies for Teaching of American History and Civics to offer workshops for teachers of American history and civics; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics to offer workshops for outstanding students of American history and civics.
Requires such Academies to describe how they will include teachers and students from schools receiving assistance for educationally disadvantaged children under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, particularly those schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families.
Directs the NEH to award a grant to an organization for the creation of a national alliance of elementary school and secondary school teachers of American history and civics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
action_date: 2003-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-06-23
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-06-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 0. Record Vote Number: 231. (text: CR S8263-8265)
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 0. Record Vote Number: 231.(text: CR S8263-8265)
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8261-8265)
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8216-8219)
action_date: 2003-06-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.
action_date: 2003-06-13
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg without amendment. With written report No. 108-71.
action_date: 2003-06-13
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg without amendment. With written report No. 108-71.
action_date: 2003-05-14
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-92.
action_date: 2003-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3088-3089)
action_date: 2003-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate