S. 1279 116th Congress Senate

FUTURE Act

Official title: A bill to reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.

Introduced: December 4, 2019 See on congress.gov

Education Area studies and international educationEducation programs fundingForeign language and bilingual programsHigher education

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Medical educationMinority educationScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaUser charges and fees

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May 2, 2019

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

May 2, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action May 2, 2019

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

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Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act or the FUTURE Act

This bill extends through FY2021 and revises mandatory funding programs for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, including by allocating a portion of the funding for grants to predominantly black institutions for programs in (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) health education; (3) internationalization or globalization; (4) teacher preparation; or (5) improving educational outcomes of African-American males.

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