S 1565
117th Congress
Senate
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Preschool education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act
Introduced: May 11, 2021
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act
This bill establishes a grant program to promote hands-on learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students.
Specifically, the National Science Foundation must provide grants to eligible nonprofit programs to (1) support hands-on learning opportunities in STEM education, including through after-school activities and innovative learning opportunities (e.g., robotics competitions); and (2) evaluate the impact of these programs on STEM learning and disseminate the evaluation results.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1