21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to pay the costs of carrying out STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education activities for girls and underrepresented minorities.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2019 to Sep 11, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 11, 2020 |
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 Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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. 165, no. 41, March 7, 2019, page H2585.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1299 | 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act | Related bill | May 2, 2019 |
| HR 5893 | 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 5, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in STEM fields.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced 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.
