{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"HBCU PARTNERS Heads to President\u2019s Desk - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eYx0hXIZoF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hbcu-partners-heads-to-presidents-desk\/\">HBCU PARTNERS Heads to President\u2019s Desk<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hbcu-partners-heads-to-presidents-desk\/embed\/#?secret=eYx0hXIZoF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;HBCU PARTNERS Heads to President\u2019s Desk&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"eYx0hXIZoF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"UNCF applauds bill, renews call for additional, essential congressional action in coming days Washington, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; The U.S. Senate followed the House\u2019s lead by passing\u00a0S.461, the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students\u00a0Act (PARTNERS), as amended, by a voice vote. This bill was led in the Senate by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and 14 bipartisan cosponsors, including Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (D-CA). Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) led the bill in the House. The measure would codify Executive Order 13779, which seeks to require agencies that regularly interact with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to submit an agency plan to both the Secretary of Education and &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODExMTg3MSMzODgwNTMwIzIxODczOTA="}