# 119-s-5676: Strengthening Civics Education Act

119-s-5676, Strengthening Civics Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5676
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Civics Education Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**This bill would focus on *strengthening civics and history education* by funding better curricula, boosting teacher preparation, and producing reliable state-level student data.** It pairs school- and campus-level supports with federal coordination and a public clearinghouse of civics opportunities. - Students and families: Schools and local educational agencies would be required to select and provide innovative, evidence-based civics and history curricula that are accessible to all students and to encourage participation in national civics assessments. - Teachers and colleges: The USA Civics Act would be retooled to broaden grant eligibility, allow partnerships with higher education and nonprofits, expand teacher-preparation initiatives, and support open educational resources, with grants made at least once every 3 years. - States and data users: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) would be redesigned to deliver accurate, disaggregated, state-level civics and history results at least every 2 years. The Department of Education would also create an "America250 Civics Clearinghouse" website within 1 year listing federal scholarships and fellowships for civics-related opportunities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal civics scholarship website: benefit, low. If enacted, the Education Department would set up within 1 year a public "America250 Civics Clearinghouse" website. The site would list and describe federal civics-related scholarships and fellowships from Education, Labor, Interior, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other agencies. Th…
- Expanded civics grants for colleges: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would broaden higher-education civics and history grants to cover topics like American political thought, Western civilization, free speech, and the global impact of democracies. Grants could support creating and using open educational resources and teacher preparation, and wou…
- New support for K–12 civics: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would support local education agencies and K–12 schools in selecting and making available to all students innovative, engaging, evidence-based civics and history curricula. The purpose would be to help students understand U.S. government and take part in civic life. The provisi…
- More frequent civics and history tests: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would require national civics and history assessments at least once every 2 years for grades 4, 8, and 12. The assessments would use methods intended to give accurate, disaggregated, statistically significant State-level results for every State. This would give researchers and…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4726: PEACE in Sudan Act
- 119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5676 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5676)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4726: PEACE in Sudan Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4726)
- [119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-93)
- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5676 (as of 2026-10-16).