HCONRES 29
115th Congress
House
Education
Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
General science and technology matters
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.
Introduced: February 16, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Became law
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Declares that Congress supports efforts to:
- increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector;
- eliminate barriers faced by people of color and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector;
- ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education for a 21st century economy;
- strengthen investments in and collaborations with minority-serving educational institutions to sustain a pipeline of diverse STEAM graduates ready to enter the technology sector; and
- improve data collection, disaggregation, and dissemination of information for greater understanding and transparency of diversity in STEAM education and across the workforce.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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