March 11, 2026
Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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
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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