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S 2977 118th Congress Senate Education

Increase America’s Research Capacity Act of 2023

Introduced: September 28, 2023 Introduced by: Warnock, Raphael G. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 28, 2023
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Increase America’s Research Capacity Act of 2023

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the institutional challenges and barriers that hinder historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) from achieving, and the feasibility of HBCUs achieving, classification as an R1 institution. R1 institution means an institution classified as an R1 doctoral university according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education framework.

What's happening now September 28, 2023

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

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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2977: Increase America’s Research Capacity Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2977/
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"S. 2977: Increase America’s Research Capacity Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2977/.
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S. 2977, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2977/.
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