STEM Gateways Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
STEM Gateways Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs that:
- encourage interest in the STEM fields;
- motivate engagement in the STEM fields by providing relevant hands-on learning opportunities;
- support classroom success in the STEM disciplines;
- support STEM workforce training and career preparation for secondary school students; or
- improve the access of secondary school students to STEM career and continuing education opportunities.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to May 11, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 11, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2015 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H872)
- Feb 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 22, February 10, 2015, page H918.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1183 | STEM Gateways Act | Identical bill | May 4, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase the participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, to encourage and support students from all economic backgrounds to pursue STEM career opportunities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- STEM Gateways Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
