American Stories Act

The American Stories Act proposes to expand the mission of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to specifically include civic education. If enacted, the bill would authorize these federal agencies to provide financial support for projects, productions, and workshops that use media—such as film, radio, and video—to help the public better understand the U.S. Constitution and the principles of American civics.

For everyday citizens, this could result in a greater variety of educational programming and creative content focused on how the government works and the history of the nation's founding documents. By integrating these topics into the existing grant-making frameworks of the NEA and NEH, the bill aims to make civic learning more accessible through popular media formats and community-based workshops.