STEM Opportunities Act of 2017
Latest action · May 25, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
STEM Opportunities Act of 2017
This bill provides for guidance, data collection, and grants related to women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at institutions of higher education and at federal science agencies.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to May 21, 2018, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 19, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Aug 1, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Sep 14, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | May 21, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2653 | STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 22, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adoption and foster care
- Census and government statistics
- Child care and development
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Women's education
- Women's employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
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