US Congress House Bill 5501 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2014 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Constitution Day Grant Program awarding competitive grants to local educational agencies and charter schools to commemorate, and enhance educational programs that teach students about, the U.S. Constitution and their state constitution. Requires such program to occur annually on Constitution Day, September 17, or the following Monday if that day falls on a weekend, and give students the ability to register to vote.

Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2014

Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-11-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2014-09-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5501/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5501/BILLS-113hr5501ih.pdf