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Introduced
02/27/2018
02/27/2018
In Committee
03/08/2018
03/08/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
HBCU Parity Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to reauthorize and provide mandatory funding for Department of Agriculture grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. (Under current law funding for the grant program is subject to the annual appropriations process. Mandatory spending is not controlled by appropriations bills.)
AI Summary
This bill, the HBCU Parity Act of 2018, amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to reauthorize and provide mandatory funding for Department of Agriculture grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. The bill authorizes $50 million in annual appropriations to carry out this grant program, and also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to use $50 million in annual mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation to support the same program. This change provides a dedicated source of funding for these facility upgrades, rather than relying solely on the annual appropriations process.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry
Sponsors (23)
Al Lawson (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
André Carson (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (on 03/08/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5122/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5122/BILLS-115hr5122ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5122/BILLS-115hr5122ih.pdf.pdf |
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