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American Stories Act

S. 4058 · 119th Congress · Mar 11, 2026 · Lineage

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.

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”