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Veterinary Education Equity Act
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make improvements to the veterinary services grant program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to modify the veterinary services grant program. The bill adds 1890 Institutions, which are historically Black colleges and universities established in 1890 or later, as eligible recipients for veterinary services grants. The bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide higher priority to grant projects at 1890 Institutions. These changes expand access to veterinary education and research funding at historically Black colleges and universities.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Shomari Figures’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $50,975
- CUNNINGHAM BOUNDS LLC $42,900
- BALL HEALTHCARE SERVICES $13,200
- BCBSAL $9,900
- KDF STRATEGIES $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Shomari Figures → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Apr 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2026
Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Beatty, and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make improvements to the veterinary services grant program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Veterinary Education Equity Act”.
SEC. 2. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1415B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking “or” at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(H) 1890 Institutions, as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601).”; and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
“(5) Priorities.—In making grants under the program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide a higher priority to projects at 1890 Institutions.”. <all>
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