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HR 4222 116th Congress House Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Education programs funding Higher education Indian social and development programs Minority education Science and engineering education

Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act

Introduced: August 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Aug 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 30, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1084-1085)
Aug 30, 2019
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Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act

This bill expands the grant program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs that benefit Native American students. Under current law, this program only applies to programs that benefit Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The bill expands grant eligibility to include programs that benefit American Indians and other Native American Pacific Islanders.

Additionally, the bill authorizes grants under the program for the creation of new programs for the development of Native American STEM professionals.

What's happening now August 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2037 Related bill Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 23, 2020
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Aug 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4222: Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4222/
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"H.R. 4222: Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4222/.
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H.R. 4222, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4222/.
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