3.0.0 2709 2023-01-11T13:36:36Z 2023-01-11T13:36:36Z House HR 2017-05-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:H.R. 2709.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: the Commerce Clause[Page H4609]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2018-05-22T19:21:29Z Referred to 2017-05-25T13:07:05Z Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2017 115 1246 S 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2018-05-22 hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Committee 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 N M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2017-05-25 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-05-25 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-11-16 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2018-06-12 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2018-10-23 False Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Minority education Minority employment Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's education Women's employment Education 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in House 2017-06-09T19:55:44Z Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2017

This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in science and engineering, or both:

  • online workshops,
  • mentoring programs that partner STEM professionals with students,
  • internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields,
  • outreach programs providing elementary and secondary school students with opportunities to increase their exposure to STEM fields, and
  • programs to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty.
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