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US S1279

FUTURE Act Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act


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Introduced
05/02/2019
In Committee
05/02/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions. This bill extends through FY2021 and revises mandatory funding programs for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, including by allocating a portion of the funding for grants to predominantly black institutions for programs in (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) health education; (3) internationalization or globalization; (4) teacher preparation; or (5) improving educational outcomes of African-American males.

AI Summary

This bill, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, reauthorizes and revises mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) through fiscal year 2021. Key provisions include: allocating a portion of the funding for grants to predominantly Black institutions for programs in STEM, health education, internationalization, teacher preparation, and improving educational outcomes for African American males; and eliminating account maintenance fees for the federal student loan program after fiscal year 2019.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (19)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 05/02/2019)

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