# 114-hr-4857: HBCU Innovation Fund Act

114-hr-4857, HBCU Innovation Fund Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4857
- Congress: 114
- Title: HBCU Innovation Fund Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

HBCU Innovation Fund Act This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program for historically black colleges and universities to plan, develop, and implement innovations that enable disadvantaged students to enroll in, persist through, and graduate from college.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
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## Sources
- [114-hr-4857 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4857)

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- [114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3308)
- [114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2867)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4857 (as of 2025-11-18).