House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Veterinary Education Equity Act
Official title: To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make improvements to the veterinary services grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Shomari Figures D-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8505.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FIGURES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 73, April 27, 2026, Page H3124):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8505, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8505
- 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
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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.