Search Results: keywords:"land-grant universities"

  • S. 5289 — To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out activities to provide for white oak restoration, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,025

    The White Oak Resilience Act of 2024, introduced in the Senate, focuses on restoring white oak forests in the United States. It establishes the White Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition to coordinate restoration efforts across public and private sectors. The bill creates...

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    The White Oak Resilience Act of 2024 is a plan from Congress to help take care of and grow more white oak trees, like the ones you might see in forests. It asks the government to work with different groups to plant more little trees and find better ways to look after these forests.

  • S. 4191 — To require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,569

    S. 4191 aims to establish regional wildland fire research centers across various regions in the United States. The bill mandates the Secretary of Commerce to select institutions of higher education and land-grant universities to host these centers, focusing on improving...

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    This bill wants to create special places called wildland fire research centers in different parts of the country to help understand and manage wildfires better. These centers will work together with many others to learn how to prevent fires and keep everyone safe.

  • H. RES. 1424 — Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2024, be observed as the 134th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:254

    H. RES. 1424 is a resolution in the House of Representatives that suggests Congress recognizes August 30, 2024, as the 134th anniversary of the founding of the 1890 Institutions. These institutions were established to provide educational opportunities for African Americans through land-grant...

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    Congress wants to celebrate August 30, 2024, as the 134th birthday of special schools called the 1890 Institutions, which were made to help African Americans learn about farming. These schools have done a lot of good work, and Congress thinks they should work together with the government to solve any problems they face.