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HR 840 114th Congress House

STEM Gateways Act

Official title: To increase the participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, to encourage and support students from all economic backgrounds … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase the participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, to encourage and support students from all economic backgrounds to pursue STEM career opportunities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
Education Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher education
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Minority educationMinority employmentPublic-private cooperationScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's educationWomen's employment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 10, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H872)
Feb 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

STEM Gateways Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs that:

  • encourage interest in the STEM fields;
  • motivate engagement in the STEM fields by providing relevant hands-on learning opportunities;
  • support classroom success in the STEM disciplines;
  • support STEM workforce training and career preparation for secondary school students; or
  • improve the access of secondary school students to STEM career and continuing education opportunities.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1183 Identical bill STEM Gateways Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 17
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 11, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 25, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 30, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 8, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 24, 2015
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 24, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 9, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 2, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 23, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 23, 2015
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 23, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 23, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 840: STEM Gateways Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-840/
MLA
"H.R. 840: STEM Gateways Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-840/.
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H.R. 840, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-840/.
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[H.R. 840: STEM Gateways Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-840/)
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