119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 1271: To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill provides specified funds to the 1890 Scholarships Program for FY2025 and each succeeding year for student scholarships. This National Institute of Food and Agriculture program provides grants to 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system) for students who intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences.
The bill also permanently reauthorizes the 1890 Scholarships Program.
Further, the bill specifies that student scholarships include scholarships for programs leading to a bachelor or graduate degree.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Alma Adams D-NCOriginal
- Sanford Bishop D-GAOriginal
- Joyce Beatty D-OHOriginal
- Shontel Brown D-OHOriginal
- André Carson D-INOriginal
- Donald Davis D-NCOriginal
- Dwight Evans D-PAOriginal
- Cleo Fields D-LAOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- LaMonica McIver D-NJOriginal
- Sarah McBride D-DEOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Shri Thanedar D-MIOriginal
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Jahana Hayes D-CT
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Robin Kelly D-IL
- Julie Johnson D-TX
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History
- Introduced in the House by David Scott.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.