HB5895: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would change the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand how grant money can be used at historically Black colleges and universities, which are schools founded before 1964 with a primary mission to educate African Americans. The bill allows these schools to use federal grant funds for new purposes beyond current restrictions. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and has not yet been assigned to a for review.
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Sponsors
Alma Adams
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (30)
Eleanor Norton
Joyce Beatty
Andre Carson
Barbara Lee
Terri Sewell