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H.R. 6236 (97th)

A bill to repeal obsolete statutory language purporting to permit racial segregation in agricultural and mechanical arts colleges financed under the Agricultural College Act of 1890.

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Introduced

29 April 1982

Last action

29 April 1982 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsors

Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

5 February 2024

Agriculture

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Summary

Amends Federal law to replace language referring to racially separate colleges financed under the Agricultural College Act of 1890 with language requiring funds to be equitably distributed among all institutions so financed. States that this Act shall not be construed as affecting Department of Agriculture research and extension programs at Tuskegee Institute or other institutions established under the Act of July 2, 1862, or the Act of August 30, 1890.

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Timeline

  1. 29 April 1982

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 April 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 April 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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