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H.R. 2794: Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2015

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H.R. 2794: Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-16 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2015

Plain summary

Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2015 This bill amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to: (1) award grants to states for integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs; and (2) expand certain federally funded adult education and literacy activities to include such programs. This bill establishes the Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration to form national goals, assess and coordinate policies, and assist with other efforts related to new Americans. The office may award grants to states to form and operate State New American Councils to, among other activities: (1) develop, implement, or enhance plans to introduce new immigrants to a state; and (2) disseminate best practices pertaining to English acquisition and civics education. The bill also establishes, as part of the general business credit, a tax credit for employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education programs. For the taxable year, the employer's credit is an amount equal to 20% of qualified education program expenses, or no more than $1,000 per full-time employee participating in the program. In addition, the bill establishes the Presidential Award for Business Leadership in Promoting United States Citizenship to recognize businesses and other organizations, and a citizen award program to recognize naturalized citizens who have made an outstanding contribution to the United States.

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Official text

Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Juan Vargas (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2794 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114