Last month, Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Andy Barr (KY-06) reintroduced the Building Civic Bridges Act (BCBA), bipartisan legislation designed to “support civic bridgebuilding across the United States.”
The bill is in response to recent data showing that most people in the country agree with the sentiment that the U.S. has become very polarized.
If enacted, the BCBA would establish a nonpartisan pilot program under an Office of Civic Bridgebuilding at AmeriCorps to distribute competitive federal grants to “support civic organizations and initiatives that promote civic engagement and bridgebuilding within the U.S.” See recent article, “Teaming Up” to Build Bridges and Fight Polarization.
