National Science Foundation Scholars Program Act
Latest action · Apr 19, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Science Foundation Scholars Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to provide competitive scholarships to students in undergraduate science, engineering, technology, or mathematics programs.
Requires the Director to award annual $5,000 grants to institutions of higher education attended by at least 10 such scholarship recipients to develop programs which provide: (1) such recipients with interaction, on a monthly basis, with speakers in the science, engineering, technology, or mathematics disciplines who work in business, industry, elementary or secondary education, museums, or other informal educational settings; (2) annual poster sessions through which recipients present their research efforts; (3) outreach to middle and high school students; and (4) recipient mentoring.
Requires the Director to establish a website where current, former, and potential scholarship recipients can share ideas, present work, and learn of research opportunities.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2006 to May 16, 2006; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 16, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2006 |
| Research Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E546)
- Apr 6, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Science.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the establishment of a program at the National Science Foundation to increase the population of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students through a scholarship program to increase the business, industrial, academic, and scientific workforce, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Science Foundation Scholars Program Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Commerce
- Communication in science
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational statistics
- Electronic government information
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Engineering
- Engineers
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Industry-university relations
- Infrastructure
- Mathematics
- Mentoring
- Museums
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Scientists
- Secondary education
- Teachers
- Technical education
- Web sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
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