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House Bill 1665
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Building Blocks of STEM Act
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Passed House on Jul 23, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 11, 2019
Latest Action
Jul 24, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1665
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Michigan
Democrat
Katie Hill
California
Democrat
Bill Foster
Illinois
Democrat
Dan Lipinski
Illinois
Republican
Jim Baird
Indiana
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Michigan
Democrat
Dina Titus
Nevada
Democrat
Paul Tonko
New York
Democrat
Kendra Horn
Oklahoma
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Republican
Jenniffer González-Colón
Puerto Rico
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Tennessee
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on July 23, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7166-7167)
Summary

Building Blocks of STEM Act

This bill modifies National Science Foundation (NSF) grant programs that support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education.

The bill instructs the NSF, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to improve the focus of research and development on early childhood education.

The bill specifies that NSF grants to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields may be used for research into various subjects regarding female students in prekindergarten through elementary school, including

  • the role of teachers and caregivers in encouraging or discouraging participation by such students in STEM activities, and
  • the types of STEM activities that encourage greater participation by such students.

The bill specifies that NSF grants to research computer science education and computational thinking may be used to support development and implementation of various tools and models for teaching and learning, including

  • developing and offering gender-inclusive computer science enrichment programs, and
  • acquainting female students in prekindergarten through elementary school with careers in computer science.
Text (3)
Referred in Senate
July 24, 2019
Engrossed in House
July 23, 2019
Introduced in House
March 11, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Dec 24, 2019
Became Public Law 116-102
9
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 737
Building Blocks of STEM Act
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
House
Actions (10)
07/24/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
07/23/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/23/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7166-7167)
07/23/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7166-7167)
07/23/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1665.
07/23/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7166-7168)
07/23/2019
Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
03/11/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
03/11/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
03/11/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:32:22 PM
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