I’m proud to co-sponsor the HBCU Research Capacity Act that ensures these students can stay ahead in the global technology race, which starts with investing in our own talent.
Support legislation that increases HBCU access to federal research funding and resources.
Occurrences
along with Caucus members Rep. Richard McCormick (GA-07) and Rep. ... Reps. McCormick, Hill, Adams, & Figures Introduce HBCU Research Capacity Act to Expand Access to Federal Research Funding
Evidence
The official press-release index for Representative McCormick's site shows recent items dated June 10, 2026 (NDAA markup), June 9, 2026 (oversight fraud report), and June 5, 2026 (Men's Health Conference), and the page search returned no matches for "HBCU", "historically black", or "Morehouse".
On January 9, 2026, McCormick announced $15,064,598 in federal community project funding in appropriations legislation, including $556,000 for Morehouse College for campus gate and locks upgrades, and said the funding would support advanced research, education, and infrastructure.
Assessments
McCormick has evidence of supporting appropriations legislation that directed federal resources to an HBCU during his current term, including funding for Morehouse College. That shows some concrete legislative support for HBCU resources. But the available evidence does not show he sponsored or materially advanced legislation that broadly increased HBCU access to federal research funding and resources as promised. Because there is documented but narrower HBCU-related legislative support, partial credit is the best fit.