Improve veterinary services grant programs.

H.R. 8505. A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make improvements to the veterinary services grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

Figures introduced legislation to improve the federal veterinary services grant program.

CREC-2026-04-27-pt1-PgH3122.pdf
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The Veterinary Education Equity Act prioritizes 1890 land-grant institutions like Tuskegee University in awarding of grants for veterinary education.

Figures introduced a bill to steer veterinary education grants toward 1890 land-grant institutions.

Figures Introduces “Rural Futures” Package Ahead of Farm Bill Vote | Representative Shomari Figures
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Figures Introduces “Rural Futures” Package Ahead of Farm Bill Vote

In the lookback window, the only directly relevant official action I found was Figures announcing a rural policy package ahead of a farm bill vote. That is concrete activity in the same policy lane, but it does not by itself prove that veterinary-services grant programs were actually improved.

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