US Congress Senate Bill 2784 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913-1915)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

STEM Opportunities Act of 2016 This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a STEM Inclusion Interagency Working Group which shall focus on the creation of a more diverse and inclusive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall strengthen the goals and activities of the ADVANCE (Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers) program to focus on increasing the recruitment, retention, and success of all women in STEM, including minorities and persons with disabilities. The NSF shall: award a grant for the establishment of at least one Center for Excellence for Inclusion in STEM; collect institution-level data on the demographics of STEM faculty at different types of institutions of higher education; award grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to implement or expand evidence-based reforms for recruiting, retaining, and advancing students, fellows, trainees, and faculty from underrepresented groups in STEM; and administer three specified Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring to recognize annually outstanding mentoring in STEM fields in primary, secondary, and higher education.

STEM Opportunities Act of 2016

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913-1915)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2784/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2784/BILLS-114s2784is.pdf