# 119-hres-165: Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2025, as Community Arts Education Day.

119-hres-165, Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2025, as Community Arts Education Day., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-165
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2025, as Community Arts Education Day.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Community arts education** would be observed on February 28, 2025 to highlight its role in building creativity, cultural expression, and community belonging. The resolution describes it as a dynamic, inclusive practice that links arts learning to social transformation. It says community arts education empowers people to develop artistic skills, deepen cultural understanding, and gain agency, and it highlights leaders such as culture bearers and teaching artists who provide instruction inside and outside formal schools. The text calls the practice liberatory, notes benefits for imagination, life skills, and health, and cites research showing gains in social-emotional competencies and higher four-year college enrollment among students active in the arts.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-165 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/165)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-165 (as of 2026-09-27).