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H.R. 5399 · 119th Congress

Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act

IntroducedEducation
IntroducedSep 16, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Sep 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 3 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 5399 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 3 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Sep 16, 2025).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Findings
  • Sec. 3 Grants to minority-serving institutions
  • Sec. 4 Definitions
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    What has happened

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    1. Sep 16, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.House floor actions
    2. Sep 16, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
    3. Sep 16, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    • Suzanne Bonamici D-OR-1
    • Veronica Escobar D-TX-16
    • Cleo Fields D-LA-6
    • Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
    • Maxwell Frost D-FL-10
    • Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
    • Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
    • Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
    • Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY-7