HR 1924 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Hispanic Opportunity Program in Education and Science Act

Introduced Apr 21, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Jose E. Serrano D-NY

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Latest action · Aug 18, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 21, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hispanic Opportunity Program in Education and Science Act

Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish a program awarding competitive grants to Hispanic-serving institutions to: (1) enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (STEM) at those institutions; and (2) increase the retention and graduation rates of students of such institutions who pursue associate's or baccalaureate degrees in STEM.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2015 to Jun 15, 2015; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-COJared PolisOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CATed LieuOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalApr 21, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisApr 23, 2015
D-CAJerry McNerneyApr 23, 2015
D-MNKeith EllisonApr 23, 2015
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 23, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezApr 28, 2015
D-CAXavier BecerraApr 30, 2015
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.May 14, 2015
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMay 14, 2015
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamMay 21, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 15, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Apr 21, 2015
Research and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Aug 18, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
  2. Apr 21, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Apr 21, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 58, April 21, 2015, page H2356.

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 by the National Science Foundation to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at Hispanic-serving institutions.
Short Titles as Introduced
Hispanic Opportunity Program in Education and Science Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 21, 2015Introduced in House

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