A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1270| Senate
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (7)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill provides for guidance, data collection, and grants related to women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at institutions of higher education and at federal science agencies.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careCensus and government statisticsChild care and developmentEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesHigher educationMinority educationMinority employmentNational Science FoundationOffice of Science and Technology PolicyResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's educationWomen's employment
A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1270| Senate
| Updated: 5/25/2017
STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill provides for guidance, data collection, and grants related to women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at institutions of higher education and at federal science agencies.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (7)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careCensus and government statisticsChild care and developmentEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesHigher educationMinority educationMinority employmentNational Science FoundationOffice of Science and Technology PolicyResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's educationWomen's employment