IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act
Latest action · May 27, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 27, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for HBCU Excellence Act or the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act
This bill establishes a grant program to support long-term improvements of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and graduate programs at HBCUs.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to HBCUs to improve campus facilities. A recipient must use grant funds for certain activities, such as constructing or renovating facilities, carrying out major repairs, and strengthening the safety and security of a campus. Any new construction, modernization, or renovation projects must meet building code and energy and water conservation requirements.
Further, HBCUs must seek to procure contracts from certain small businesses, including those owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans.
The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for specified activities, including for the payment of routine and predictable maintenance costs, minor repairs, and utility bills.
The Government Accountability Office must study the implementation of the grant program.
The bill also requires ED to repay the outstanding balance of principal, interest, fees, and costs and any related reimbursements for certain capital financing loans.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 27, 2021 to Apr 7, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | May 27, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jul 14, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 7, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 27, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-9 | 1890 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS: INVESTING FOR AGRICULTURAL RESILIENCY, EQUITY,. AND GLOBAL IMPACT76 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jun 16, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3294 | IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act | Identical bill | May 18, 2021 |
| HR 6893 | IGNITE HBCU and MSI Excellence Act | Related bill | Mar 2, 2022 |
| HR 8803 | IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Excellence Act | Related bill | Sep 13, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act
- Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for HBCU Excellence Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Air quality
- Building construction
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Educational technology and distance education
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Minority education
- Natural disasters
- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Women in business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
