Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 746
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Supporting the goal and ideal of increasing the number of African American women and girls in the engineering profession.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 23, 2018
Overview
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Introduced
Feb 23, 2018
Latest Action
May 22, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
746
Congress
115
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.
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House Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Expresses support for the designation of National African American Women Engineers Day and for the goal of increasing the number of African American women in engineering.

Text (1)
February 23, 2018
Actions (3)
05/22/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
02/23/2018
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
02/23/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
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