House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
HBCU Research Capacity Act
Official title: To establish the Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. J. Hill R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 14, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8264.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HILL of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 65, April 14, 2026, Page H2886):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 107 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8264, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8264
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3394 (119th) Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
- H.R. 1612 (119th) Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
- H.R. 3187 (119th) To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other…
Related bills
- S. 4167 (119th) HBCU Research Capacity ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.