# 119-hr-5399: Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act

119-hr-5399, Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5399
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Creates a competitive grant program for arts education at Minority-Serving Institutions.** This bill would direct the Education Secretary to award grants to MSIs to expand arts programs, student supports, exhibitions, apprenticeships, and teacher mentoring with priority for benefits that reach minority students. - Minority-Serving Institutions would be eligible to apply for competitive grants to fund arts departments, outreach and development offices, and the maintenance and display of minority art collections. - Students in arts and cultural programs could receive financial assistance, stipends for clinical experiences, and wraparound supports like faculty and peer mentoring, career advising, and work-based learning. - Future arts educators and mentor teachers would get support through stipend-funded clinical placements, mentoring program development, and paid professional learning partnerships with nonprofit arts education groups. - Cultural access could expand through funded exhibitions and internships that help elevate work by minority artists and address museum leadership racial imbalances of roughly 89–93% white.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Arts grants for minority-serving colleges: benefit, low. If enacted, the Education Department would run competitive grants for minority-serving colleges to boost arts education. Schools would need to apply to the Secretary. Funds could pay for student aid and stipends; paid apprenticeships, internships, and fellowships with nonprofit arts groups; and men…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5399 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5399)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5399 (as of 2026-10-30).