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H.R. 5679 114th Congress House

Pre-College Engineering Education Act

Official title: To establish a grant program at the National Science Foundation to encourage States and local school districts to develop and implement sustainable engineering… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a grant program at the National Science Foundation to encourage States and local school districts to develop and implement sustainable engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools, through public-private partnerships.

Introduced: September 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsHigher education
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Minority educationPublic-private cooperationScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 7, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 7, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pre-College Engineering Education Act

This bill establishes a grant program to encourage, through public-private partnerships, the development and implementation by states and local educational agencies of sustainable engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall administer the program.

Grantees may use funds to:

  • research, review, and analyze the effectiveness of existing research-based instructional materials;
  • select or develop new research-based instructional materials;
  • teach students the overall analytical approached used in engineering;
  • prepare students who may pursue engineering studies in college or enter careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
  • increase participation of underrepresented student groups in the engineering pipeline; and
  • provide professional development for teachers to teach pre-college engineering.

The NSF shall study and report on program activities and results.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 14, 2016
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 8, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 8, 2016
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 8, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5679: Pre-College Engineering Education Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5679/
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"H.R. 5679: Pre-College Engineering Education Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5679/.
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