3.0.0 1665 2022-11-01T17:32:22Z 2022-11-01T17:32:22Z House HR 2019-03-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 43 (Monday, March 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEVENS:H.R. 1665.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H2647]]]> sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-24T16:55:21Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-11T15:49:13Z Referred to 2019-03-11T16:02:10Z Building Blocks of STEM Act 116 737 S 2019-12-24 Became Public Law No: 116-102. Identical bill CRS Related bill House 2019-07-24 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-07-23 14:21:14 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 14:21:11 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7166-7167) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 14:21:11 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7166-7167) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-23 14:08:52 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1665. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 14:08:48 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7166-7168) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 14:08:46 Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2019-03-11 hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Committee 2019-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 N B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2019-03-11 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2019-05-21 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-05-21 False G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-05-21 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2019-05-30 False H001087 Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] Katie Hill D CA 25 2019-05-30 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-05-30 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-05-30 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2019-06-21 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2019-06-21 False H001083 Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] Kendra Horn D OK S. 5 2019-07-12 False Science, Technology, Communications Computers and information technology Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Preschool education Research administration and funding Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's education Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-03-11 Introduced in House 2019-07-26T18:32:59Z Building Blocks of STEM Act

This bill modifies National Science Foundation (NSF) grant programs that support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education.

The bill instructs the NSF, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to improve the focus of research and development on early childhood education.

The bill specifies that NSF grants to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields may be used for research into various subjects regarding female students in prekindergarten through elementary school, including

  • the role of teachers and caregivers in encouraging or discouraging participation by such students in STEM activities, and
  • the types of STEM activities that encourage greater participation by such students.

The bill specifies that NSF grants to research computer science education and computational thinking may be used to support development and implementation of various tools and models for teaching and learning, including

  • developing and offering gender-inclusive computer science enrichment programs, and
  • acquainting female students in prekindergarten through elementary school with careers in computer science.
]]> 53 2019-07-23 Passed House 2019-09-26T19:30:23Z Building Blocks of STEM Act

This bill modifies National Science Foundation (NSF) grant programs that support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education.

(Sec. 3) The bill instructs the NSF, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to improve the focus of research and development on early childhood education.

(Sec. 4) The bill specifies that NSF grants to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields may be used for research into various subjects regarding female students in prekindergarten through elementary school, including

  • the role of teachers and caregivers in encouraging or discouraging participation by such students in STEM activities, and
  • the types of STEM activities that encourage greater participation by such students.

(Sec. 5) The bill specifies that NSF grants to research computer science education and computational thinking may be used to support development and implementation of various tools and models for teaching and learning, including

  • developing and offering gender-inclusive computer science enrichment programs, and
  • acquainting female students in prekindergarten through elementary school with careers in computer science.
]]> Building Blocks of STEM Act Display Title Building Blocks of STEM Act Short Title(s) as Passed House Building Blocks of STEM Act H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To direct the National Science Foundation to support STEM education research focused on early childhood. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House Building Blocks of STEM Act H House Short Title(s) as Introduced Building Blocks of STEM Act Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1665rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr1665rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1665eh/xml/BILLS-116hr1665eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1665ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1665ih.xml 2019-07-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.