Civics Learning Act of 2026

This bill changes an existing federal grant program for civics education in elementary and secondary schools. It adds students and teachers at high-need schools to the program's purpose and lists activities grants may fund, such as lessons on the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, women's suffrage, and the civil rights movement, service learning, student participation in school governance, and online and video game based learning. It directs the Secretary of Education to spread grants across urban, suburban, and rural areas and, where practicable, to give at least 30 percent of funds each to elementary and middle school programs and no more than 40 percent to high school programs. The Secretary must report to Congress each year on the grants, and the bill authorizes $70,000,000 for the program for fiscal year 2027.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Emanuel Cleaver Democrat sponsor
• 23 cosponsors