US HB1591 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
| Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. James Himes [D-CT] | Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA] |
| Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
| Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA] | Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] |
| Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] |
| Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2019-03-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1299 (Related) 2019-05-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1591/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1591/BILLS-116hr1591ih.pdf |
