HR 7790 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2024

Latest action · Mar 21, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 21, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2024 to Jun 26, 2024; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 21, 2024
D-HIEd CaseApr 5, 2024
D-MIHaley M. StevensApr 5, 2024
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 21, 2024
D-CTJahana HayesJun 26, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Mar 21, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 21, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: The Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act establishes a grant program to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in S.T.E.M fields.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 50, March 21, 2024, page H1354.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4028Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2024Related billMar 21, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2024

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2024Introduced in House

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