This bill, the Civics Learning Act of 2023, aims to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education programs. It finds that the lack of civics lessons has contributed to a deeply partisan and divided political climate, and that a lack of knowledge about the basics of the U.S. constitutional republic and the history of civil rights has created an increasingly ill-equipped electorate. The bill would prioritize innovative civics learning and teaching, including hands-on civic engagement activities, lessons on the history and principles of the Constitution, and online and video game-based learning. It also requires the Secretary of Education to ensure a diversity of grant funding across geographic areas and grade levels, and to submit an annual report on the program. Additionally, the bill authorizes $70 million in additional funding for this purpose in fiscal year 2024., There is one version of the bill. To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education programs, and for other purposes., To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education programs, and for other purposes. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress..