To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7855 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7855 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2026 Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2026'' or the ``GAAME Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SCHOOL-WIDE ACCESS TO ARTS EDUCATION. Section 1114 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(7)(A)(iii)-- (A) in subclauses (IV) and (V), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(VI) sequential, standards-based arts education taught by certified arts educators (as defined by the State) and community arts providers to meet the challenging State academic standards; and''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(f) Definition of Arts.--For purposes of subsection (b)(7)(A)(iii)(VI), the term `arts' means dance, media arts, theater, and visual arts.''. SEC. 3. SCHOOL-WIDE ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION. Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii)), as amended by secti