STEM Corps Act of 2020
Latest action · Apr 17, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
STEM Corps Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a STEM Corps program to enhance the STEM (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and computer science workforce of DOD and the defense industry. Under the program, DOD must provide financial assistance to qualified students who pursue a bachelor's or graduate degree in a STEM or computer science discipline in exchange for their commitment to work within DOD in a STEM-related position for a period of not less than four years.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2020 to May 1, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | May 1, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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. 166, no. 73, April 17, 2020, page H1894.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a STEM corps to enhance the STEM and computer science workforce of the Department of Defense and the defense industry, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STEM Corps Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Higher education
- Military education and training
- Public-private cooperation
- Science and engineering education
- Student aid and college costs
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2020Introduced 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.
