S4167-119

In Committee

HBCU Research Capacity Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 24, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are a vital source to the Nation’s research and workforce, creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 328. Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary. It relies on grants, appropriations, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Defense and Education.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are a vital source to the Nation’s research and workforce...
  • Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3.
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 328. Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary...
  • Expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Notification of Clearinghouse.
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 5. Grant program review.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are a vital source to the Nation’s research and workforce, creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 328. Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Education

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are a vital source to the Nation’s research and workforce, creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 328. Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary.

Policy Domains

Defense Education

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 24, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 24, 2026

Mr. Warnock (for himself and Mrs. Britt) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Education
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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