House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act
Official title: To provide for the long-term improvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. J. Hill R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 13, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8791.
- 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. 81, May 13, 2026, Page H3454):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 107 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8791, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8791
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
39 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 20 Democrats
20 of 39 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Rick Allen (R-GA), James Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), James Clyburn (D-SC), Donald Davis (D-NC), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Richard Hudson (R-NC), David Kustoff (R-TN), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Carol Miller (R-WV), Tim Moore (R-NC), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Gregory Murphy (R-NC) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1612 (119th) Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
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Related bills
- S. 4528 (119th) IGNITE HBCU Excellence 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.