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HR 5139 109th Congress House

STEM Scholarship Database Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarship… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Introduced: April 6, 2006 See on congress.gov
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EngineeringFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment publicityHigher educationMathematicsMinoritiesMinority educationScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsScientific educationStudent aidTechnical educationWeb sitesWomenWomen's education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 6, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E549)
Apr 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; and (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 7
MOORE, DENNIS
· Sep 29, 2006
Dent, Charles
· Sep 21, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 13, 2006
Fortuno, Luis
· Sep 12, 2006
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Aug 2, 2006
Miller, Brad
· Jul 27, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 19, 2006
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jul 17, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 23, 2006
EHLERS, VERNON
· May 19, 2006
GORDON, BART
· May 3, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Apr 6, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5139: STEM Scholarship Database Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5139/
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"H.R. 5139: STEM Scholarship Database Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5139/.
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H.R. 5139, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5139/.
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