HR 6236
97th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural colleges
Agricultural education
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Black colleges
Civil Rights and Liberties
Education
Minorities
Minority education
Racial discrimination
A bill to repeal obsolete statutory language purporting to permit racial segregation in agricultural and mechanical arts colleges financed under the Agricultural College Act of 1890.
Introduced: April 29, 1982
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Became law
Apr 29, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 29, 1982
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal law to replace language referring to racially separate colleges financed under the Agricultural College Act of 1890 with language requiring funds to be equitably distributed among all institutions so financed.
States that this Act shall not be construed as affecting Department of Agriculture research and extension programs at Tuskegee Institute or other institutions established under the Act of July 2, 1862, or the Act of August 30, 1890.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1