SENATE 2217117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-06-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-24 (00)
Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2021
This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in science and engineering, or both:
- online workshops,
- mentoring programs that partner STEM professionals with students,
- internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields,
- outreach programs providing elementary and secondary school students with opportunities to increase their exposure to STEM fields, and
- programs to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty.
Cosponsors (6)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Subjects
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Higher education
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Science and engineering education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Women's education
- Women's employment
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