MATHEMATICS related term(s) Engineering; Science

Articles and editorials

Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]

Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart—Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy as America’s Top High School, S3679 [4JN]

STEM Jobs Act a Step Backward on Immigration Reform, Warns Free Market Group, H6543 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]

——— make grants to State-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F–4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 [16MY]

——— provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 3488), S5977 [2AU]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]

Education: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6060 [14SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), consideration (see H. Res. 821), H6505 [28NO]

International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]

NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]

Letters

STEM Jobs Act: José H. Gomez, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H6545 [30NO]

——— Kenneth W. Starr, Baylor University, S7425 [5DE]

——— Timothy Tardibono, CONNECT (organization), S7425 [5DE]

Visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates: David W. Leebron, Rice University, S7423 [5DE]

——— Information Technology Industry Council, Partnership for a New American Economy (organization), and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S7424 [5DE]

——— Lynn Shotwell, American Council on International Personnel and Michael P. Aitken, Society for Human Resource Management, S7424 [5DE]

——— several individuals, S7424 [5DE]

——— several Texas public university system chancellors, S7423 [5DE]

Motions

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6556 [30NO]

Remarks in House

Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, H1980 [19AP]

Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]

Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, H3274 [31MY]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 [15FE]

Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program finalist, E1523 [13SE]

DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 [19AP]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for science programs in contravention of Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455–H3457 [5JN]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY], H6550 [30NO]

Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 [17AP], H2522 [9MY], H6512 [29NO]

——— tribute to Mathematics of Planet Earth project, H6400 [16NO]

Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 [24AP]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to public school math and science teachers participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San Diego, CA, E322 [6MR]

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]

Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), H3737 [19JN]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE], H6518, H6521 [29NO], H6543 [30NO]

——— allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (H.R. 2161), H6518, H6521 [29NO]

——— expand ‘‘V’’ nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of permanent residents awaiting availability of an immigrant visa, H6517, H6519 [29NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), H6155, H6188, H6190–H6193 [20SE], H6523 [29NO], H6550, H6551 [30NO], E1632 [21SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, H6185–H6194 [20SE], H6508, H6516, H6524 [29NO], H6539–H6561 [30NO], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, E1657 [25SE], E1865 [4DE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), consideration (H. Res. 821), H6517–H6524 [29NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), motion to recommit, H6559 [30NO]

Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public Schools in Washington (DC) Post ‘‘Top High Schools’’ list, E1341 [26JY]

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute: tribute to breakthrough involving vector bundles theory, H6768 [13DE]

Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in Newsweek (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E1363 [31JY]

NSF: Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 [9MY]

——— provide grants to increase minority students receiving college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]

Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]

U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, S3679 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F–4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 [16MY], S3258–S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258–S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], S2992 [9MY]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461–S3463 [23MY], S3764–S3767 [6JN], S6722 [13NO]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), S7360 [3DE], S7363 [4DE], S7420–S7425 [5DE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), unanimous-consent request, S7421 [5DE]

International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 [12JN]

Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 821) (H. Rept. 112–697), H6505 [28NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 821, consideration of H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act and to allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation, H6517 [29NO]

H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185–H6187 [20SE], H6539–H6541 [30NO]

S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, S4108 [12JN]