U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10895: Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 22, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Civic education and service learning grant program (a) In general The Secretary of Education shall establish the Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to-- (1) promote and expand civic education by supporting the development and implementation of high-quality civic education and service-learning programming in public elementary schools and public secondary schools; (2) promote the development and implementation of evidence-based curricula and educational standards and provide teacher development with respect to civic education and service-learning programming in public elementary schools and public secondary schools; and (3) assist State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations in supporting civic education and service-learning in public elementary schools and public secondary schools. (b) Applications To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate, including specifying whether the grant will be used for-- (1) the training of teachers with respect to civic education …
Sponsors
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10895?
- HB10895 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2026.
- What does HB10895 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10895?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10895?
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5).
- Where is the official record for HB10895?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10895
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