118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 2783: AANAPISI Opportunity Act
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a scholarship grant program for covered Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs) to provide scholarships in agriculture-related fields.
Covered institutions include community colleges, colleges, or universities that (1) have a student body consisting of at least 10% Asian American or Native American Pacific Islander students; and (2) offer associate, bachelors, or other accredited degree programs in agriculture-related fields.
USDA may only award the grants to AANAPISIs that have established a competitive scholarship awards process for individuals who intend to pursue a career in agriculture, including in the agricultural disciplines of business, engineering, technology, food science, forestry, home economics, nutrition, soil conservation, non-medical biological sciences, and computer science.
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This bill also allows USDA to provide competitive grants for up to five years for integrated agricultural research, education, and extension projects at covered AANAPISIs to address U.S. agriculture priorities. The project grants include a 50% matching funds requirement that USDA may waive if certain requirements are met.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Judy Chu D-CAOriginal
- James (Jim) Moylan R-GUOriginal
- Aumua Amata Radewagen R-ASOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Grace Meng D-NY
- Katie Porter D-CA
- Mark Takano D-CA
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Marilyn Strickland D-WA
- Juan Vargas D-CA
- Colin Allred D-TX
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- Dina Titus D-NV
- Kevin Mullin D-CA
- Jimmy Panetta D-CA
- Janice Schakowsky D-IL
- Sanford Bishop D-GA
- Lucy McBath D-GA
- Lori Trahan D-MA
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Gregorio Sablan SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Gregorio Sablan.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced in House
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E340)
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.