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H.R. 3281

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3281, to prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities, was introduced in the House on May 8, 2025 by Rep. Shomari Figures (D) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on May 8, 2025: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 3281 has 17 co-sponsors.

hb3281/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3281 IH: National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3281
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 May 8, 2025
  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
 A BILL
To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities.
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 ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Shomari Figures (D) sponsors H.R. 3281, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3281 went before 2 committees: Education and Workforce and Agriculture.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · May 8, 2025 · 824 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · May 8, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3281 has taken 2 actions since May 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 8, 2025
House
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.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 3281 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3281 goes by 2 titles.

  • To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3281 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM—Ohio15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALLISON POULIOS115
KINSEY JOLLIFF115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 second_quarter$330K2nd Quarter - Report
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 fourth_quarter$230K4th Quarter - Amendme…
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 third_quarter$150K3rd Quarter - Report
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3281 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3281’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr3281/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com