Middle STEP Act
Latest action · Sep 14, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5746)
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Middle School Technical Education Program Act or the Middle School STEP Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to:
- create a pilot program for career and technical education exploration programs; and
- award grants to eligible partnerships (local educational agencies, area career and technical education schools, educational service agencies, and other organizations) to develop a middle school career and technical education exploration program that transition to career and technical education programs of study.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2017 to Jun 13, 2018, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 13, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jun 13, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Sep 14, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5746)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3785 | Middle School STEP Act | Identical bill | Sep 14, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
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