US HB5122 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.)
Title
HBCU Parity Act of 2018
Sponsors
| Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] |
| Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
| Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] |
| Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. |
| 2018-02-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| 2018-02-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB2 (Related) 2018-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 115-334.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5122/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5122/BILLS-115hr5122ih.pdf |
