What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
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.
Action Timeline
2025-03-28
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
2025-02-12
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-02-12
Introduced in House
2025-02-12
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1271 pass?
HR.1271 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 61%.
What does HR.1271 do?
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 gradua…
Who sponsored HR.1271?
HR.1271 was sponsored by David Scott (D-Georgia).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1271 IH: To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1271 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2025 Mr. David Scott of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Adams , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bishop , Ms. Brown , Mr. Carson , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Mr. Fields , Ms. McBride , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. McIver , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Thanedar , and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions (a) Scholarships for bachelor or graduate programs Section 1446(a)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(a)(1) ) is amended by striking scholarships to individuals and inserting scholarships (including for programs leading to a bachelor or graduate degree) to individuals . (b) Mandatory funding Section 1446(b)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Fiscal year 2025 and fiscal years thereafter Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended. . (c) Discretionary funding Section 1446(b)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(b)(2) ) is amended by striking each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023 and inserting fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter . (d) Conforming amendments Section 1446(a)(3) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(a)(3) ) is amended by striking each of the 4 succeeding academic years and inserting each academic year thereafter for which funding is available under subsection (b)(1) .
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