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H.R. 1436: To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

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H.R. 1436: To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-08 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

Plain summary

This bill provides specified funds to the 1890 Scholarships Program for FY2025 and each succeeding year for student scholarships. The bill also permanently reauthorizes the 1890 Scholarships Program. 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.

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Official text

To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] · 14 cosponsors

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Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1436 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118