Federal government gives $400 million yearly for civics classes in schools.
H.R. 10895 — Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2026 · Filed by Mary Scanlon (D-PA) · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill sets up a $400 million yearly grant program for civics and service-learning in public schools. Schools and groups can apply for money to train teachers. They can also run programs like mock trials and service projects. At least half of each state's grants go to poor schools. The bill creates a new Assistant Secretary for Civic Learning in the Department of Education. States must add civics and history to how they measure school success, like reading and math.
Who it affects
Public school students get more civics and history classes, most in poor schools. Schools, groups, and state education offices can apply for grants. Teachers get training in how to teach civics.
One thing to notice
Civics and history become part of how states check if schools work well. The Secretary of Education picks a group of 12 people to decide which programs get money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on House…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- civics — Classes that teach students about government, voting, and how to be active citizens.
- service-learning — School projects where students help their town while learning, like cleaning parks.
- grant — Money the government gives to schools or groups to pay for a program.
- poor schools — Schools where many students come from families with low income.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (19,474 characters) on Oct 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-31.
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