# 116-hr-2486: FUTURE Act

116-hr-2486, FUTURE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2486
- Congress: 116
- Title: FUTURE Act
- Status: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
- Introduced: 2019-05-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act or the FUTURE Act This bill extends through FY2021 and revises mandatory funding programs for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, including by allocating a portion of the funding for grants to predominantly black institutions for programs in (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) health education; (3) internationalization or globalization; (4) teacher preparation; or (5) improving educational outcomes of African-American males.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2019-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-2486 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2486)

## Related
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- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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