HR 7627 United States House · 117th Congress

Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2022

Summary

Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2022 This bill establishes an Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Program to increase engagement with public and nonprofit entities (including faith-based and community-based organizations that serve and are led by people of color) in supporting arts and humanities projects that directly combat systemic racism through the arts and humanities. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities shall carry out this program. The bill also provides for a competitive grant program for the creation and expansion of programs to support public and nonprofit arts and humanities organizations that directly combat systemic racism through the arts and humanities.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2022

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Introduced Apr 28, 2022 Last action Apr 28, 2022

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Apr 28, 2022

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Apr 28, 2022

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1 primary · 38 co-sponsors