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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8505

Veterinary Education Equity Act

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Introduced 2026-04-27Topic: higher education · agriculture food

Summary

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This bill changes a federal grant program that supports veterinary services. It adds 1890 Institutions, a group of historically Black land-grant colleges and universities defined in federal law, to the list of entities that can qualify for these grants. It also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to give higher priority to grant projects at 1890 Institutions.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.refer
2026-04-27Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-04-27Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.