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American Stories Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-03-11
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Andy Kim
Andy Kim
Democrat · NJ · Senator
Votes with party: 61.9% (323 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000394

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-03-11

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Plain-English Summary

Based on the vague title and referral to the health, education, and labor committee, this bill likely addresses funding, support, or policy related to arts and cultural programs, possibly including religious or faith-based organizations. Without more specific details about the bill's provisions, it appears designed to promote American cultural heritage and artistic expression, potentially affecting artists, cultural institutions, schools, and community organizations that receive federal support.

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Subjects

Arts, Culture, Religion

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4058 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4058 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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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