US Congress House Bill 4375 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 20 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to report on the effectiveness of all NSF research and education programs intended to broaden the participation of women and other historically underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines and careers. (Sec. 3) Each federal agency that expended at least $100 million on research and development in FY2017 shall annually submit to the NSF standardized record-level information on demographics, primary field, award type, review rating, budget request, funding outcome, and awarded budget for all applications for merit-reviewed research and development grants to institutions of higher education and federal laboratories. The first submission must include comparable record-level data for the five previous years. The NSF shall publish statistical summaries of the data in conjunction with the required biennial reports on the participation of men and women in scientific and engineering positions.

STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act

Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]

2017-12-18 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 686 (Y: 376 N: 9 NV: 46 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-20	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2017-12-19	House	UNANIMOUS CONSENT - Mrs. Comstock asked unanimous consent that the clerk be directed to make a change in the engrossment of H.R. 4375.
2017-12-18	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2017-12-18	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-12-18	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 9 (Roll no. 686). (text: CR H10158-10159)
2017-12-18	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10165)
2017-12-18	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2017-12-18	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4375.
2017-12-18	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10158-10160)
2017-12-18	House	Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-12-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.
2017-12-18	House	Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-471.
2017-11-15	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2017-11-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-11-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2017-11-13	House	Introduced in House

HB2653 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4375/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4375/BILLS-115hr4375ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4375/BILLS-115hr4375rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4375/BILLS-115hr4375eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017686