[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4058 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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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.
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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 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''.
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American Stories Act
#4058 | S Congress #119
Policy Area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects:
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (3/11/2026)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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