releases: https://www.jones.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-unanimous-house-approval-senator-jones-calls-on-leader-mcconnell-to-bring-future-act-to-a-vote
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| https://www.jones.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-unanimous-house-approval-senator-jones-calls-on-leader-mcconnell-to-bring-future-act-to-a-vote | Following Unanimous House Approval, Senator Jones Calls on Leader McConnell to Bring FUTURE Act to a Vote | 2019-09-17 | 2019 | 2019-09 | Democrat | House | AL | Doug Jones | J000300 | www.jones.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Following unanimous passage in the House of Representatives this evening, Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take action to protect federal funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities by bringing up theFUTURE Actfor a vote. Senators Jones and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the bill in May in an effort to renew $255 million in annual mandatory funding for minority-serving institutions. That funding is set to expire at the end of September. Senator Jonesspoke outon the Senate floor last week to make an urgent call for a vote on the proposal before the September 30 deadline. Tonight, the House did its job in bipartisan fashion and demonstrated in no uncertain terms its support for our HBCUs and all minority-serving institutions. These schools are a part of the very foundation of our higher education system, but they lack many of the same financial resources that predominately white schools can count on. That's why I am calling on Senator McConnell to bring the FUTURE Act up for a vote and take the next step to give these schools the certainty they need to continue serving their students and fulfill their mission,said Senator Jones, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |