US Congress House Bill 2159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Requires grantees to use grant funds to collaborate with institutions of higher education and local, regional, or national employers in STEM fields to: (1) carry out dual-credit courses that offer both secondary school and college credit and incorporate STEM education and STEM workplace training, (2) assist students in being placed in internships or apprenticeships with those employers, and (3) develop STEM curricula and metrics. Permits grantees to use grant funds for: (1) STEM tutoring and mentoring programs; (2) STEM outside-the-classroom, after-school, or summer programs; and (3) STEM instructional materials or equipment.

21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act

Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2013-05-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2159/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2159/BILLS-113hr2159ih.pdf