US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education. Declares that Congress supports efforts to: increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector; eliminate barriers faced by people of color and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector; ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education for a 21st century economy; strengthen investments in and collaborations with minority-serving educational institutions to sustain a pipeline of diverse STEAM graduates ready to enter the technology sector; and improve data collection, disaggregation, and dissemination of information for greater understanding and transparency of diversity in STEAM education and across the workforce.

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-02-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/29/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres29/BILLS-115hconres29ih.pdf