IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act
Latest action · May 13, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2026 to Jul 27, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | May 13, 2026 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | May 13, 2026 |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Original | May 13, 2026 |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Original | May 13, 2026 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | May 13, 2026 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | May 26, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | May 26, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 27, 2026 |
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 May 13, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2026Introduced in House
- May 13, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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. 172, no. 81, May 13, 2026, pages H3454, H3453.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4528 | IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act | Identical bill | May 14, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2026Introduced 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.
