# 114-hr-4098: Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act

114-hr-4098, Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4098
- Congress: 114
- Title: Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2015-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act This bill amends titles III (Institutional Aid) and V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit an eligible minority-serving institution of higher education (IHE) to concurrently receive grant funds under more than one of the following programs: (1) the Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program; (2) the Strengthening Native American-serving, Nontribal Institutions program; (3) the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions program; and (4) the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program. At least 35% of grant funds awarded under each program must be awarded to IHEs that are not eligible to concurrently receive funds under more than one program. An eligible minority-serving IHE is a Hispanic-serving institution, Alaska Native-serving or Native Hawaiian-serving institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or a Native American-serving nontribal institution.

## Cosponsors (1)

- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4098 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4098)

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- [114-hr-6323: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, Ca…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6323)
- [114-hr-6322: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6322)
- [114-hr-6138: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 Ea…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6138)
- [114-hr-5948: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Ku…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5948)
- [114-hr-5732: Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5732)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4098 (as of 2025-11-18).