# 119-hr-10424: Equity in Research Act

119-hr-10424, Equity in Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10424
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equity in Research Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Boost research capacity at minority-serving colleges and universities.** This bill would create a National Science Foundation grant program to fund upgrades to research facilities, equipment, and certain personnel costs at specified eligible institutions. - Eligible institutions include Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Predominantly Black institutions, Native American-serving nontribal institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, and 1890 and 1994 land-grant universities. Grants to each eligible school would range from $1 million to $5 million. - Grants may pay for building infrastructure improvements, materials and equipment for research, infrastructure maintenance, and personnel costs tied to planning, management, maintenance, or operation of research activities. This aims to strengthen local research programs and give students and faculty better labs and tools. - The Director of the National Science Foundation would administer the program. The bill would authorize $50.0 million per year to NSF beginning in fiscal year 2027 to carry out these grants. *Would authorize $50.0 million per year to NSF beginning in fiscal year 2027, with actual spending depending on future appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Research grants for minority colleges: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct the National Science Foundation to run a grant program for certain minority‑serving and land‑grant colleges. It would authorize $50 million a year to NSF starting in fiscal year 2027 to carry out the program. Under the program, the NSF Director could award grants o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10424 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10424)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10424 (as of 2026-10-15).