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STEM Opportunities Act of 2019

Introduced: May 7, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 15, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sep 26, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 26, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8005-8009)

Sep 26, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8005-8009)

Sep 26, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2528.

Sep 26, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8005-8010)

Sep 26, 2019

Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 30, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 142.

Jul 30, 2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-184.

Jun 20, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jun 20, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

May 7, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3462-3463)

May 7, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

STEM Opportunities Act of 2019

This bill provides for guidance, data collection, and grants for groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and at federal science agencies.

Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide specified guidance related to such groups to federal science agencies and IHEs.

Each federal science agency must collect comprehensive demographic data on recipients of merit-reviewed research and development grants given to IHEs and federal laboratories supported by that agency.

Each agency must also implement recommendations from the OSTP report titled Reducing the Impact of Bias in the STEM Workforce. In addition, each agency must carry out a pilot program and implement policies and practices to minimize the effect of implicit bias in the grant review process.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) must carry out and publish a survey to collect institution-level data on the demographics of STEM faculty, by broad fields of STEM, at different types of IHEs.

The NSF must also carry out a variety of grant programs, including grants for increasing (1) the recruitment, retention, and advancement of individuals from underrepresented minority groups in STEM careers; (2) the recruitment and retention of minority students who are underrepresented in STEM fields; and (3) student participation in computer science and computational thinking education programs at tribal colleges and universities.

What's happening now October 15, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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