# 119-hr-8264: HBCU Research Capacity Act

119-hr-8264, HBCU Research Capacity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8264
- Congress: 119
- Title: HBCU Research Capacity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would create a federal Clearinghouse to link Historically Black Colleges and Universities with research grant opportunities and capacity-building resources.** The HBCU Research Capacity Act would establish an interagency clearinghouse housed at the Department of Education to list grants Part B institutions are eligible for, share best practices, and coordinate agency reviews and reporting. - Part B HBCUs and their researchers would get a single federal portal listing grants they are eligible for and guidance to build research programs. These institutions currently receive less than 1% of roughly $60 billion in federal university R&D funding. - Federal agencies named in the bill would detail staff to support the clearinghouse, review their grant programs annually to identify funding aligned with clearinghouse recommendations, and report any program gaps to Congress. - The Department of Education would notify each Part B institution and Congress when the clearinghouse is published, provide annual updates, and offer optional quarterly updates to institutions that opt in.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal HBCU Research Clearinghouse: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of Education would create a Federal Clearinghouse for HBCU research capacity and grant opportunities. The Clearinghouse would list federal research and R&D grants that Part B institutions can apply for. It would distinguish grants that are exclusively for Part B instituti…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8264 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8264)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8264 (as of 2026-09-21).