To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities.
This bill prohibits federal officials from reducing, eliminating, or suspending funding for land-grant colleges and universities without specific authorization from Congress. It directly affects public institutions designated as land-grant colleges under the 1977 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act. The key provision requires that any change to their funding must be explicitly approved by an Act of Congress, preventing unilateral federal action. This creates a clear legal barrier against unexpected funding cuts to these institutions. The bill focuses on preserving existing funding streams rather than creating new programs.
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Introduced May 8, 2025
Last action May 8, 2025
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May 8, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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May 8, 2025
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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Shomari Figures
DDemocratic
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Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
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Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
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Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
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David Scott
DDemocratic
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Glenn Ivey
DDemocratic
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Janelle S. Bynum
DDemocratic
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Jennifer L. McClellan
DDemocratic
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Jonathan L. Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
LaMonica McIver
DDemocratic
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