HR8402-119

In Committee

Civics Learning Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 21, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Civics Learning Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HA7B562EF79274DE2B41DCDB993C49E4B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civics Learning Act of 2026.
  • Section H4FA8A1CDE871419D92513AE27F0CB3BF: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The dearth of civics lessons available to students across the United States has helped to foster a political climate...
  • Section HF4C3BE696D3E4D3DBE33401405B21444: 3. Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Section 2233 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6663) is...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Civics Learning Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Government Operations, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, Civics Learning Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Government Operations Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
schools, students, and education providers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 21, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 21, 2026

Mr. Cleaver (for himself, Ms. Sewell, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Mullin, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Government Operations Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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