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Source: US HOUSE AG COMMITTEE, 10/19/21
House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced
that the House Agriculture Committee will host a Business Meeting to consider H.R. 4252 - To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.
"It is my absolute honor to
have the opportunity to bring my 1890 African American Land-Grant
Institution scholarship bill up for consideration by our House
Agriculture Committee," said Chairman David Scott. "In my time in Congress,
funding for the 1890 African American Land-Grant Institutions
has been a pillar of my work, and it is my distinct honor to bring
forward this bill." Chairman
David Scott continued, "Earlier this year, we heard directly from each of the 19 Presidents of the 1890 African American Land-Grants Colleges and the great impact these scholarships have for the 1890’s and their communities. Not only will this bill make 1890 Land-Grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ Student Scholarships Program permanent, but we will also be including an increase in funding from the current $80 million by an additional $100 million." "This effort is
one that I had much support on, including from our Vice Chair Alma Adams,
the Chair of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Sanford
Bishop, and early support of the House Budget Committee Chair John
Yarmuth and the House Rules Committee Chair Jim McGovern. And,
I also our thank Republican cosponsors Mike Turner of Ohio and Ted Budd of
North Carolina for their bipartisan support. We all look forward to
working to get this critical funding enacted into law," Chairman David Scott
concluded.
H.R. 4252 was originally introduced in July, 2021 with the
following original co-sponsors:
House
Budget Committee Chairman John
Yarmuth (KY)
House Rules Committee Chairman Jim
McGovern (MA)
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Chairman Sanford Bishop (GA)
House Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Alma
Adams (NC)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (MO), Senior
Member, Financial Services Committee
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology Chair Stacey
Plaskett (VI)
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition Chair Jahana
Hayes (CT)
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce
Beatty (OH)
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