US Congress Senate Bill 2578 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on September 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in science and engineering, or both: online workshops, mentoring programs that partner STEM professionals with students, internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields, outreach programs providing elementary and secondary school students with opportunities to increase their exposure to STEM fields, and programs to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty.

Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB4528 (Related) 2019-09-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
SB1246 (Related) 2019-04-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2519-2520)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2578/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2578/BILLS-116s2578is.pdf