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To authorize the National Foundation for the Arts and the National Foundation for the Humanities to support activities for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution.
Summary
The American Stories Act would amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to authorize the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities to support new types of activities. Specifically, the bill would allow both agencies to fund projects, productions, and workshops delivered through film, radio, video, and similar media formats. The purpose of these funded activities would be to broaden public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution. The bill adds these media-based civics education activities as authorized purposes for both the NEA and the NEH.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Kim’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $105,967
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $64,008
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $46,200
- GOOGLE $37,045
- CENTERVIEW $24,600
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Actions (2)
- Mar 11, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Mar 11, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 11, 2026
Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To authorize the National Foundation for the Arts and the National Foundation for the Humanities to support activities for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “American Stories Act”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES ACT OF 1965.
(a) National Endowment for the Arts.—Section 5(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
“(10) projects, productions, and workshops through film, radio, video, and similar media, for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution; and”.
(b) National Endowment for the Humanities.—Section 7(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
“(10) foster projects, productions, and workshops through film, radio, video, and similar media, for the purpose of broadening public understanding of civics and the United States Constitution; and”. <all>
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