119th Congress
H.R. 8791
IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- J. French Hill(R-AR)
- Introduced
- May 13, 2026
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (39)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC)
- Michael R. Turner (R-OH)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
Added later (34)
- David Rouzer (R-NC) · May 21, 2026
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) · May 21, 2026
- James E. Clyburn (D-SC) · May 26, 2026
- Michael Lawler (R-NY) · May 26, 2026
- Andy Barr (R-KY) · Jun 2, 2026
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR) · Jun 2, 2026
- Byron Donalds (R-FL) · Jun 2, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Jun 2, 2026
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Jun 2, 2026
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH) · Jun 2, 2026
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) · Jun 2, 2026
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK) · Jun 2, 2026
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Jun 3, 2026
- Richard Hudson (R-NC) · Jun 3, 2026
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) · Jun 4, 2026
- Tim Moore (R-NC) · Jun 4, 2026
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) · Jun 8, 2026
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA) · Jun 8, 2026
- David Kustoff (R-TN) · Jun 15, 2026
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) · Jun 15, 2026
- Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Jun 15, 2026
- Rick W. Allen (R-GA) · Jun 15, 2026
- James R. Baird (R-IN) · Jun 22, 2026
- Lucy McBath (D-GA) · Jun 22, 2026
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) · Jun 22, 2026
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Jun 22, 2026
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · Jul 2, 2026
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · Jul 2, 2026
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Jul 16, 2026
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC) · Jul 16, 2026
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · Jul 21, 2026
- Ted Lieu (D-CA) · Jul 21, 2026
- Carol D. Miller (R-WV) · Jul 27, 2026
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) · Jul 27, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To provide for the long-term improvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes.
Latest action(May 13, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 13, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - May 13, 2026
Introduced in House