House Bill 4372
116th Congress(2019-2020)
MSI STEM Achievement Act
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Passed House on Dec 9, 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
4372
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
checkPassed on December 9, 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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9353-9355)
Summary
MSI STEM Achievement Act
This bill supports efforts to increase science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at minority-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs), including by requiring the National Science Foundation to award grants for building the capacity of such IHEs to increase the number and success of their students in the STEM workforce.
December 10, 2019
December 9, 2019
November 5, 2019
September 18, 2019
12/10/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
12/09/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/09/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9353-9355)
12/09/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9353-9355)
12/09/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4372.
12/09/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9353-9356)
12/09/2019
Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
11/05/2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.
11/05/2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-269.
09/25/2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
09/25/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
09/18/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
09/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:58 PM