IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act
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Became law
May 13, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
May 13, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Cosponsors
33
D
Hayes, Jahana
R
Mackenzie, Ryan
R
Baird, James R.
D
Foushee, Valerie P.
D
McBath, Lucy
R
Moran, Nathaniel
R
Allen, Rick W.
R
Kustoff, David
D
McGarvey, Morgan
D
Williams, Nikema
D
Pressley, Ayanna
R
Thompson, Glenn
D
Doggett, Lloyd
R
Moore, Tim
D
Davis, Donald G.
R
Hudson, Richard
R
Barr, Andy
D
Beatty, Joyce
R
Bice, Stephanie I.
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Bynum, Janelle S.
R
Donalds, Byron
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
R
Westerman, Bruce
D
Clyburn, James E.
R
Lawler, Michael
D
McIver, LaMonica
R
Rouzer, David
D
Adams, Alma S.
D
Figures, Shomari
R
McCormick, Richard
D
Sewell, Terri A.
R
Turner, Michael R.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8791: IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8791/
"H.R. 8791: IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8791/.
H.R. 8791, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8791/.
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