PREP Civics and Government Act

Bill: 117-hr-3408
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2021-05-20
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Civics education

Education programs funding

Humanities programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Promoting Programming, Research, Education and Preservation in Civics and Government Act or the PREP Civics and Government Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to include the study and interpretation of civics and government under the definition of humanities. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3408 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2021 Mr. Kildee (for himself, Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Hill , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Norton , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Reed , Ms. Scanlon , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To clarify that the scope of the National Endowment for the Humanities includes the study of civics and government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Programming, Research, Education and Preservation in Civics and Government Act or the PREP Civics and Government Act . 2. Civics and government included in humanities Section 3(a) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 952(a) ) is amended by inserting civics and government; after history; .