Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

H.R. 1271

BillFederalHouseIn Committee
To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · March 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
February 12, 2025
Cosponsors (19)
19D 0R
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
This bill provides specified funds to the 1890 Scholarships Program for FY2025 and each succeeding year for student scholarships. This National Institute of Food and Agriculture program provides grants to 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system) for students who intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences. The bill also permanently reauthorizes the 1890 Scholarships Program. Further, the bill specifies that student scholarships include scholarships for programs leading to a bachelor or graduate degree.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.