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S 257 117th Congress Senate Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Preschool education Science and engineering education

Emergency Support for STEM Act

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Emergency Support for STEM Act

This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for grants to states and, through them, subgrants to eligible public elementary and secondary schools and nonprofit programs to support hands-on learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, including through remote learning, after-school activities, and innovative learning opportunities (e.g., robotics competitions).

The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 257: Emergency Support for STEM Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-257/
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"S. 257: Emergency Support for STEM Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-257/.
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S. 257, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-257/.
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