Bill Sponsors: US HR988 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Bill Title: Recognizing the importance of diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, acknowledging a necessity to increase diversity and representation within physics, and expressing support for the American Physical Society Bridge Program for its work toward increasing the number of underrepresented minorities earning physics doctoral degrees.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-07-11 - Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. [HR988 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-07-11 - Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. [HR988 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsors
| Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography | BioGuide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Joaquin Castro [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-TX-20 | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
| Representative Barbara Comstock [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-VA-10 | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
