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S 1279 116th Congress Senate Education Area studies and international education Education programs funding Foreign language and bilingual programs Higher education Medical education Minority education Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula User charges and fees

FUTURE Act

Introduced: May 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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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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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.

What's happening now May 2, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1279: FUTURE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1279/
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"S. 1279: FUTURE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1279/.
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S. 1279, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1279/.
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