H.R. 6109 116th Congress House

INSPIRES Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities, to enable schools serving grades 6 through 12 that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to remodel or build new facilities to provide STEM classrooms and laboratories and support high-speed internet, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2020 See on congress.gov

Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutionsEducational technology and distance education

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Elementary and secondary educationEnergy efficiency and conservationHigher educationIndian social and development programsInfrastructure developmentInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentScience and engineering educationVocational and technical education

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Mar 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Mar 5, 2020

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act or the INSPIRES Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to establish grant programs (1) for the modernization, renovation, or repair of career- and technical-education facilities; and (2) to enable secondary schools that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to improve facilities that provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and to support high-speed internet in STEM facilities.

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