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Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2578| Senate 
| Updated: 9/26/2019
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (7)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019 This bill 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.
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Timeline
Sep 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4528
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Sep 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4528
    Introduced in House


  • September 26, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 26, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Related Bills

  • HR 116-4528: Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019
Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationMinority educationMinority employmentScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen in businessWomen's education

Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2578| Senate 
| Updated: 9/26/2019
Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019 This bill 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.
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Timeline
Sep 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4528
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Sep 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4528
    Introduced in House


  • September 26, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 26, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (7)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4528: Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationMinority educationMinority employmentScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen in businessWomen's education