To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5895.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ADAMS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 164, October 6, 2023, Page H4990):
  Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: The HBCU Arts Act will increase investment in HBCU arts education, ensuring students of color access to affordable arts and culture programs designed to increase the conservation, study, and display of works by Black artists.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 6, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5895, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 21, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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