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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7913

Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization Act

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Introduced 2026-03-12Topic: higher education · agriculture food · budget

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This bill changes a federal grant program for food and agricultural sciences education under the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977. It adds a new priority for applications for teaching enhancement projects, including paid work-based learning, that address a need for more trained professionals in food and agricultural sciences or in rural economic, community, and business development. It also authorizes $60 million per year for the program for fiscal years 2026 through 2035.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-03HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.refer
2026-03-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.refer
2026-03-12Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-03-12Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.