National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

H.R. 3281 · 119th Congress · May 8, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities.

Section 1 Prohibition on reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities

(a)

In general— The Secretary of Agriculture, or any other Federal official, may not take any action to reduce, eliminate, or suspend funding for land-grant colleges and universities, unless such reduction, elimination, or suspension is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.

(b)

Land-Grant colleges and universities defined— In this section, the term land-grant colleges and universities has the meaning given such term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103).

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May 8, 2025viewing Introduced in House Mr. Figures (for himself, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Fields, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, and Ms. Kamlager-Dove) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

Section 1 Prohibition on reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities

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