PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 849: Civics Learning Act of 2019

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 849: Civics Learning Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-29 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Civics Learning Act of 2019

Plain summary

Civics Learning Act of 2019 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prioritize innovative civics learning and teaching and to provide additional funding in FY2020 for civics education programs. The bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds for civics education to include before, during, and after-school and extracurricular activities, activities that include service learning and community service projects that are linked to school curriculum, activities that encourage and support student participation in school governance, and online and video game-based learning. The Department of Education must ensure that specified percentages of grant funds for civics education be awarded on a diverse basis to eligible entities that serve students and teachers at elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Civics Learning Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · 78 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James A. Himes (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), John B. Larson (D-CT), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), William R. Keating (D-MA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA) and 18 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (1)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr849 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116