PRIME Act
Latest action · Jul 10, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Performance, Resources, Inclusion, Matters, for Equity Act or the PRIME Act
This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive grants to covered institutions for athletic programs and facilities. Covered institution refers to an institution of higher education with an endowment fund that is less than $900,000,000 and that has an athletic program with an annual operating revenue that is less than $20,000,000.
Grant recipients may use these funds to (1) develop, maintain, or enhance any facility, equipment, or infrastructure (e.g., stadiums, gyms, or fields) for any athletic program offered by the institution; or (2) purchase and maintain materials, sporting equipment, and uniforms needed to conduct or produce a live sporting event in accordance with the most recent guidelines issued by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Oct 26, 2023 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Mar 1, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 117, July 10, 2023, page H3177.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education with an endowment lower than $900,000,000 and an annual operating revenue for athletic programs that is less than $20,000,000 to strengthen existing sports and athletic facilities at such institutions, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Performance, Resources, Inclusion, Matters, for Equity Act
- PRIME Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2023Introduced in House
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.
