H.R. 8505

Summary

H.R. 8505, the Veterinary Education Equity Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 27, 2026 by Rep. Shomari Figures (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 8505 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8505 IH: Veterinary Education Equity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8505  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 27, 2026   Mr. Figures  (for himself,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Mrs. Beatty , and  Ms. Sewell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterinary Education Equity Act  .
2.
Veterinary services grant program
Section 1415B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3151b ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (F), by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; or ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(H)
1890 Institutions, as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7601 ).
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
(5)
Priorities
In making grants under the program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide a higher priority to projects at 1890 Institutions.
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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Shomari Figures (D) sponsors H.R. 8505, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Shomari Figures

Rep. · D–AL-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Joyce Beatty

Rep. · D–OH-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026 · Original

Terri Sewell

Rep. · D–AL-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026 · Original

Bennie Thompson

Rep. · D–MS-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8505 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Apr 27, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8505 has taken 2 actions since Apr 27, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8505 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8505 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Veterinary Education Equity Act — Display 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• Veterinary Education Equity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8505 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8505’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8505, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 73 (Monday, April 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FIGURES:H.R. 8505.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3124]

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