HR 7157 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

FLIGHT Act

Introduced 2020-06-11· Sponsored by Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.(2020-06-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fostering Leadership and Inclusion by Growing HBCU Training Act of 2020 or the FLIGHT Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out five-year pilot programs to assess the feasibility and advisability of mechanisms to reduce barriers to participation in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at certain historically Black colleges and universities and certain other minority institutions of higher education (covered institutions) by creating partnerships between satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units at such institutions and military installations, and assess the feasibility and advisability of providing financial assistance to members of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and members of the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative at covered institutions for participation in flight training.…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican