HR8505Referred to Committee
Veterinary Education Equity Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-27
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Shomari Figures
Democrat · AL · Representative
Votes with party: 96.4% (576 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/F000481
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (3)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-04-27
Previously
- Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-27
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would improve a federal grant program that helps fund veterinary education and training at universities across the country. By strengthening this program, it aims to increase the number of trained veterinarians available to work in rural areas, with livestock, and in food safety—areas where there are often shortages of qualified professionals. The changes would affect veterinary schools, students pursuing veterinary careers, and farmers and ranchers who depend on veterinary services.
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Subjects
Agriculture and Food
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8505 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8505 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make improvements to the veterinary services grant program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Beatty, and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make improvements to the veterinary services grant program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterinary Education Equity Act''. SEC. 2. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. Section 1415B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the end; (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(H) 1890 Institutions, as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601).''; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: ``(5) Priorities.--In making grants under the program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide a higher priority to projects at 1890 Institutions.''. <all>
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