House Bill 5922
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM and National Security Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 18, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5922
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM and National Security Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a fellowship program that provides scholarships and internships to underrepresented students who have high potential talent in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) in exchange for those students working in the federal government or in a STEAM field upon graduation.
DOD must award at least 50% of the number of fellowships under the program to students who attend historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
February 18, 2020
02/18/2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
02/18/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:42 PM