McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act

Bill: 116-hr-4885
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-28
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education

Agricultural research

District of Columbia

Education programs funding

Forests, forestry, trees

Higher education
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act </b></p> <p>This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. (Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture provides funding to states for forestry research and graduate training at colleges and universities.) </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4885 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a–7) to provide for equal treatment of the District of Columbia with respect to funds made available under that Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act . 2. Inclusion of District of Columbia for purposes of funding under McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a–7 ) is amended by inserting the District of Columbia, after include .