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- Last Action
- 3/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-19Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-05-18Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008. (consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2482-2487)
- 2021-05-18Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008.(consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2482-2487)
- 2021-05-18Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 403, proceedings on H.R. 204 are considered vacated.
- 2021-05-17At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2021-05-17DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 204.
- 2021-05-17Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2392-2398; text: CR H2392-2397)
- 2021-05-17Ms. Bonamici moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2021-01-05Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- 2021-01-05Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E5)
- 2021-01-05Introduced in House
- 2021-01-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-18 (53)
STEM Opportunities Act
This bill provides for guidance, data collection, and grants for groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and at federal science agencies.
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide specified guidance related to such groups to federal science agencies and IHEs.
Each federal science agency must collect comprehensive demographic data on recipients of merit-reviewed research and development grants given to IHEs and federal laboratories supported by that agency.
Each agency must also implement recommendations from the OSTP report titled Reducing the Impact of Bias in the STEM Workforce. In addition, each agency must carry out a pilot program and implement evidence-based policies and practices to minimize the effect of implicit bias in the grant review process.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) must carry out and publish a survey to collect data on the demographics of STEM faculty, by broad fields of STEM, at different types of IHEs.
The NSF must also carry out a variety of grant programs, including grants for increasing (1) the recruitment, retention, and advancement of individuals from underrepresented minority groups in STEM careers; (2) the recruitment and retention of minority students who are underrepresented in STEM fields; and (3) student participation in computer science and computational thinking education programs at tribal colleges and universities.
Cosponsors (18)
- FRANK LUCAS (R-OK)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adoption and foster care
- Census and government statistics
- Child care and development
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Performance measurement
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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