HR2664Referred to Committee
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-04-07
Introduced
18
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Alma S. Adams
Democrat · NC · Representative
Votes with party: 99.3% (553 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/A000370
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (18)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2025-04-07
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-04-07
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24)Original· 2025-04-07
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30)Original· 2025-04-07
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)Original· 2025-04-07
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3)Original· 2025-04-07
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)Original· 2025-04-07
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)Original· 2025-04-07
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20)Original· 2025-04-07
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)Original· 2025-04-07
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)Original· 2025-04-07
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4)Original· 2025-04-07
- James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)· 2025-04-08
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)· 2025-06-04
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-06-04
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12)· 2025-06-11
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)· 2025-06-11
- Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)· 2026-04-28
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-04-07
Previously
- Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-07
Plain-English Summary
This bill would expand how historically Black colleges and universities can use federal grant money, likely allowing them to spend funds on a broader range of programs and initiatives beyond their current restrictions. The changes would give these institutions more flexibility to strengthen academics, student services, campus facilities, or other areas they determine are priorities. The bill affects students and faculty at historically Black colleges and universities, as well as the institutions themselves.
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