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H.R. 8721 95th Congress House

Graduate Educational Access Act

Official title: A bill to provide for grants to graduate and professional schools for the establishment of programs for minority, low-income, and culturally disadvantaged indi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for grants to graduate and professional schools for the establishment of programs for minority, low-income, and culturally disadvantaged individuals for the purpose of providing greater access to graduate and professional education to such individuals.

Introduced: August 3, 1977 See on congress.gov
Education Federal aid to educationFederal aid to higher educationGraduate educationHigher educationMinorities
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This bill died when the 95th Congress ended
It never became law before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) 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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Aug 3, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 3, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 3, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Graduate Educational Access Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Commissioner of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education for the use of graduate and professional schools in establishing programs for the correction and prevention of educational deficiencies in minority, low-income, and culturally disadvantaged individuals in order to increase minority enrollment in such schools.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8721: Graduate Educational Access Act. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8721/
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"H.R. 8721: Graduate Educational Access Act." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8721/.
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H.R. 8721, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8721/.
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