US HB3397 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-14 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-14 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Building Blocks of STEM Act This bill instructs the National Science Foundation, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to consider age distribution in order to more equitably allocate funding for research studies with a focus on early childhood.
Title
Building Blocks of STEM Act
Sponsors
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT] |
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] |
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] |
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] | Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] |
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. John Faso [R-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-14 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
2018-02-13 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
2018-02-13 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1097-1098) |
2018-02-13 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3397. |
2018-02-13 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1097-1100) |
2018-02-13 | House | Mr. Knight moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
2018-02-13 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420. |
2018-02-13 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-558. |
2017-11-15 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
2017-11-15 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2017-07-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. |
2017-07-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3471 (Related) 2018-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Higher education
Preschool education
Science and engineering education
Science, technology, communications
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Higher education
Preschool education
Science and engineering education
Science, technology, communications
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education