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H.R. 295: To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.

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H.R. 295: To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize for FY2017-FY2023 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.

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Official text

To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · 47 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 295, to Reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program (2016-04-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr295 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114