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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4018 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4018 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2026 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ 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(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii)) is amended-- (1) in subclause (IV) and (V), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(VI) sequential, standards-based arts education (which may include dance, media arts, theater, and visual arts) taught by certified arts educators (as defined by the State) and community arts providers to meet the challenging State academic standards; and''. 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 section (2), is further amended by inserting after subclause (VI) the following: ``(VII) sequential, standards-based music education that is aligned to challenging State academic standards and is t