[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4054 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4054

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand 
         the American history and civics education activities.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand 
         the American history and civics education activities.

    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 ``Every Student is a Citizen Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2231 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``From the amount 
        reserved by the Secretary under section 2201(3), the'' and 
        inserting ``The'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Appropriation of Funds.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated and there are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out this subpart 
$40,000,000 for each fiscal year.'';
            (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2201--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
            (2) in section 2241, by striking ``section 2201(4)'' and 
        inserting ``section 2201(3)''.

SEC. 3. AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2233(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6663(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) may include, during any before-school, during-school, 
        or after-school program--
                    ``(A) hands-on civic engagement activities, such as 
                mock elections, model congresses, or other simulated 
                democratic processes, for teachers and students;
                    ``(B) activities about the history and principles 
                of the Constitution of the United States, including the 
                Bill of Rights;
                    ``(C) activities or discussions on how under-
                represented Americans of different backgrounds achieved 
                greater participation in the democratic process 
                throughout our Nation's history and the application of 
                those lessons learned today;
                    ``(D) activities that include service learning and 
                community-service projects that are linked to school 
                curriculum;
                    ``(E) travel to the District of Columbia, State 
                capitals, or local seat of government or Federal or 
                State designated historical sites, or any combination 
                of such locations;
                    ``(F) meeting with community organizations and 
                elected officials to learn about challenges facing 
                local communities;
                    ``(G) activities that encourage and support student 
                participation in school governance and journalism;
                    ``(H) activities that encourage and support student 
                participation in reporting on local events;
                    ``(I) developing media literacy programs that help 
                students understand how to navigate and critically 
                evaluate the media, including social media, and 
                identify primary and secondary sources;
                    ``(J) helping students learn how to engage and 
                promote in respectful debate across differences, shared 
                problem-solving, and mutual understanding;
                    ``(K) supporting voter registration and civic 
                participation; and
                    ``(L) online and video game based learning.''.

SEC. 4. ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

    Section 4107(a)(3)(E) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ``government 
education'' and inserting ``government education, including--
                            ``(i) hands-on civic engagement activities, 
                        such as mock elections, model congresses, or 
                        other simulated democratic processes, for 
                        teachers and students;
                            ``(ii) activities about the history and 
                        principles of the Constitution of the United 
                        States, including the Bill of Rights;
                            ``(iii) activities or discussions on how 
                        under-represented Americans of different 
                        backgrounds achieved greater participation in 
                        the democratic process throughout our Nation's 
                        history and the application of those lessons 
                        learned today;
                            ``(iv) activities that include service 
                        learning and community-service projects that 
                        are linked to school curriculum;
                            ``(v) travel to the District of Columbia, 
                        State capitals, or local seat of government or 
                        Federal or State designated historical sites, 
                        or any combination of such locations;
                            ``(vi) meeting with community organizations 
                        and elected officials to learn about challenges 
                        facing local communities;
                            ``(vii) activities that encourage and 
                        support student participation in school 
                        governance and journalism;
                            ``(viii) activities that encourage and 
                        support student participation in reporting on 
                        local events;
                            ``(ix) developing media literacy programs 
                        that help students understand how to navigate 
                        and critically evaluate the media, including 
                        social media, and identify primary and 
                        secondary sources;
                            ``(x) helping students learn how to engage 
                        and promote in respectful debate across 
                        differences, shared problem-solving, and mutual 
                        understanding;
                            ``(xi) supporting voter registration and 
                        civic participation; and
                            ``(xii) online and video game based 
                        learning.''.
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