Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art and design into Federal programs that target the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States.
Latest action · Nov 18, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 29, 2010
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the importance of art and design in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Encourages the inclusion of art and design in the STEM fields during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the America COMPETES Act.
Encourages institutions of higher education to incorporate the role of art and design into their STEM curricula.
Encourages the Secretaries of Commerce and Education, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a STEM to STEAM Council in order to facilitate a comprehensive approach to incorporate art and design into federal STEM programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 8, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Dec 8, 2010 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Nov 18, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Nov 18, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2010Referred to House Education and Labor
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
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- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in House
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