Code Like a Girl Act
Latest action · Oct 17, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedOct 17, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Code Like a Girl Act
This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations to accelerate research efforts to increase understanding of the factors that contribute to the willingness or unwillingness of girls under the age of 11 to participate in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) activities.
The NSF shall also award competitive grants to such institutions and organizations to enter into partnerships with local educational agencies to develop and evaluate interventions in pre-K and elementary school classrooms that seek to increase participation by such girls in computer science activities. The NSF must: (1) ensure that the materials developed under a program that are demonstrated as being effective in achieving grant goals are made available free of charge to the public on an Internet website, (2) convene an annual meeting of participating partnerships to foster greater national collaboration, and (3) furnish such partnerships with technical assistance in meeting grant program requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 17, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Oct 17, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 17, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3316 | Code Like a Girl Act | Identical bill | Jul 20, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Computers and information technology
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Research administration and funding
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Women's education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
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