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HBCU Innovation Fund Act

Introduced: March 23, 2016 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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HBCU Innovation Fund Act

This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program for historically black colleges and universities to plan, develop, and implement innovations that enable disadvantaged students to enroll in, persist through, and graduate from college.

What's happening now September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Green, Al
Texas · Apr 29, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 23, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 23, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4857: HBCU Innovation Fund Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4857/
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"H.R. 4857: HBCU Innovation Fund Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4857/.
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H.R. 4857, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4857/.
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