Building Blocks of STEM Act
USA115th CongressHR-3397| House
| Updated: 2/14/2018
Jacky Rosen
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Cosponsors (31)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-558.
Mr. Knight moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1097-1100)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3397.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1097-1098)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1097-1098)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Science, Technology, Communications
Computers and information technologyEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsHigher educationPreschool educationScience and engineering educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's education
Building Blocks of STEM Act
USA115th CongressHR-3397| House
| Updated: 2/14/2018
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-558.
Mr. Knight moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1097-1100)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3397.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1097-1098)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1097-1098)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jacky Rosen
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Cosponsors (31)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Computers and information technologyEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsHigher educationPreschool educationScience and engineering educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's education