1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civics Learning Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The dearth of civics lessons available to students across the United States has helped to foster a political climate that is deeply partisan and divided. (2) Polarized party politics in the United States has fractured public morale in our institutions and has created an environment in which people are less likely to be well-informed on the current state of affairs and to participate in the political process. (3) According to the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania— (A) in 2018, only 32 percent of people in the United States surveyed were capable of naming all 3 branches of Government, while 33 percent of Americans were not able to name any of the branches of government; (B) in 2018, 30 percent of people in the United States surveyed knew that the Senate is in charge of Supreme Court nominee confirmations; and (C) in 2017, 37 percent could not name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. (4) In 2014, only 23 percent of eighth graders were found to have performed at or above the proficient level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress civics exam conducted by the National Center of Education Studies. (5) A lack of knowledge on the basics of the structure of our democratic republic creates an increasingly ill-prepared electorate which overtime has, and will continue to, contribute to a weakened democracy. 3. Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Section 2233 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6663 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting and prioritize innovative civics learning and teaching, including by encouraging after to encourage ; and (B) by inserting (including students and teachers at high-need schools (as defined in section 2221)) before the period