Skip to main content
S. 2317 114th Congress Senate

Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act

Official title: A bill to amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen minority-serving institutions.

Introduced: November 19, 2015 Introduced by: Mazie K. Hirono Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Education Alaska Natives and HawaiiansEducation programs fundingHigher educationMinority education
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 19, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action November 19, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act

This bill amends titles III (Institutional Aid) and V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit an eligible minority-serving institution of higher education (IHE) to concurrently receive grant funds under more than one of the following programs: (1) the Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program; (2) the Strengthening Native American-serving, Nontribal Institutions program; (3) the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions program; and (4) the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program.

At least 35% of grant funds awarded under each program must be awarded to IHEs that are not eligible to concurrently receive funds under more than one program.

An eligible minority-serving IHE is a Hispanic-serving institution, Alaska Native-serving or Native Hawaiian-serving institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or a Native American-serving nontribal institution.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4098 Identical bill Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 19, 2015
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Nov 19, 2015
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2317: Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2317/
MLA
"S. 2317: Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2317/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2317, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2317/.
Markdown link
[S. 2317: Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2317/)
Report a problem