US Congress House Bill 2709 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Research and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2017 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.

Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2017

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

SB1246 (Same As) 2017-05-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2709/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2709/BILLS-115hr2709ih.pdf