Bill · H.R. 6343· House(119-HR-6343)
Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act
- Introduced
- 12/1/2025
- Last activity
- 1/13/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Sponsored by
- Jill Tokuda
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act," seeks to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977. It focuses on extending education grant programs specifically for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions. The legislation updates the funding amounts and timelines for these grants. It sets specific funding levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2031. Additionally, it establishes a maximum grant period of not more than 3 years.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+7
The bill specifically increases and extends grant funding for Alaska Native serving institutions.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+6
The bill provides targeted funding for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions to support their students.
Would students be better off under this?+5
The bill extends and increases educational grant programs for students attending specific serving institutions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Funding for Institutions: The bill increases the available funds for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions. It moves from previous funding levels to $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+7Good For Students+5Good For Hispanic Americans+3Good For Low Income Households+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+6
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+4
- 1/13/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- 12/1/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Nicholas BegichRepublican · Alaska
Ed CaseDemocrat · Hawaii