House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
GAAME Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7855.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 42, March 5, 2026, Page H2473):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States; . . .Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7855, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7855
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
- H.R. 1816 (119th) WOSB Accountability Act
- H.R. 2804 (119th) Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026
- H.R. 10375 (119th) 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2026
- H.R. 4004 (119th) No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act of 2025
- H.R. 8563 (119th) Investing in the American Dream Act
- H.R. 5867 (119th) Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act
Related bills
- S. 4018 (119th) GAAME Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.