To amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.
USA115th CongressHR-5122| House
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Al Lawson
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (22)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.)
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural educationEducational facilities and institutionsMinority education
To amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.
USA115th CongressHR-5122| House
| Updated: 3/8/2018
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.)
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Al Lawson
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (22)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Agriculture and Food
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