House Bill 255
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 14, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
255
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.
checkPassed on January 10, 2017
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 H273)
Summary
Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act
This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.
February 1, 2017
January 11, 2017
January 10, 2017
January 4, 2017
02/28/2017
Signed by President.
02/16/2017
Presented to President.
02/15/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
02/14/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1163)
02/14/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1163)
02/01/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
02/01/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. Without written report.
01/24/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
01/11/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
01/10/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/10/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H273)
01/10/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H273)
01/10/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 255.
01/10/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H273-275)
01/10/2017
Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/04/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
01/04/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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