119-s2841

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2841 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2841

 To amend the American History and Civics Education program under the 
 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require hands-on 
civic engagement activities for teachers and students and 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

 September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

 Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Kaine) 
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 hands-on 
civic engagement activities for teachers and students and 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 and Civics Education Is 
Valuable In Community Schools Act of 2025'' or the ``CIVICS Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

 

Section 2233

    (b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6663

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by inserting 
 ``shall'' after ``, which''; and

    (2) by striking paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (1) 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;
 ``

    (2) demonstrate innovation, scalability, accountability, 
 and a focus on underserved populations;
 ``

    (3) include hands-on civic engagement activities for 
 teachers and students; and
 ``

    (4) include 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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