ENGINEERING see also Mathematics

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: improve national defense laboratories by increasing retention and hiring flexibility to enable performance of breakthrough research and fulfill the needs of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4410), H2961 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: amend the Rural and Low-Income School Program to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4973), H5768 [25JN]

——— award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (see H.R. 4828), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish a grant program to promote involvement of female students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5165), H6655 [22JY]

——— establish the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation Fund (see S. 2331), S2953 [13MY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H3291 [29AP]

Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 4246), H2433 [13MR]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 2757), S5217 [31JY]

Education: establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 5540), H7882 [18SE]

Immigration: provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the NSF competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education (see H.R. 4483), H3196 [10AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 4467), H3196 [10AP]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H1771 [11FE]

National Science and Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see S. 2719), S5216 [31JY] (see H.R. 5526), H7881 [18SE]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 5035), H6034 [9JY]

NSF: encourage and further research on engagement of underrepresented youth in science, technology, engineering, and science (STEM) fields (see H.R. 4161), H2255 [6MR]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4833), H5248 [10JN]

——— support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see S. 2543), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5217), H6976 [28JY]

——— support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions (see H.R. 5527), H7882 [18SE]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 5031), H5876 [8JY]

Robotics: establish an academic competition in the field of robotics among students in congressional districts (see H. Res. 703), H7185 [31JY]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H2255 [6MR]

——— support innovation (see H.R. 5812), H8930 [9DE]

Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2108), S1519 [11MR]

USA Science & Engineering Festival: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]

Remarks in House

Aviation: improve aircraft tracking, systems monitoring, and flight status technology, E535 [7AP]

County Engineers Association of California: anniversary, E327 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Student Initiative funding, H5442 [18JN]

——— STARBASE program funding, H5456 [18JN]

Dept. of Education: amend the Rural and Low-Income School Program to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (H.R. 4973), H7050 [30JY]

——— award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (H.R. 4828), H6634 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Economic Impact and Diversity funding, H6015, H6016 [9JY], H6101 [10JY]

Education: career and technical education programs funding, H1229 [16JA], H2093 [28FE], H2807 [2AP]

——— encourage participation by girls in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) programs, H3297 [30AP]

——— increase participation of underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, H4468 [19MY]

——— science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education funding, H4924 [29MY]

Florida International University: anniversary of College of Engineering and Computing, H2635 [25MR]

Georgia Society of Hospital Engineers: anniverasry, E704 [7MY]

Joliet, IL: tribute to Joliet Public Library Star Wars Days, H5322 [12JN]

Martin/Martin, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Genesis Award recipient, E498 [2AP]

National Academy of Engineering: anniversary, E1721 [3DE]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (H. Res. 276), H3252 [29AP]

NIST: reauthorize (H.R. 5035), H6595, H6597–H6601 [22JY]

NSF: create a specific program for Hispanic-serving institutions to provide grants for research, curriculum, and infrastructure development, H4940 [29MY], E874 [29MY]

——— funding, H4959, H4960 [29MY]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (H.R. 4833), E943 [10JN]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 5031), H6141–H6144 [14JY]

Ohio: tribute to students from 8th Congressional District for participation in the Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Competition, E879 [30MY]

Oliveira, Daniela: NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers recipient, E32 [9JA]

Peer, Jackie: Manufacturing Institute STEP Award recipient, E160 [4FE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Lunar Lion Team for participation in the Google Lunar XPrize competition, H1725 [11FE]

Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Engineering Inspiration Award, E560 [9AP]

Rani, Susan Park: White House Champion of Change honoree, E860 [29MY]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H17 [7JA], H2795 [1AP], H2805 [2AP], H3945 [8MY], H5189, H5241–H5243 [10JN], H5322, H5334 [12JN], H5401 [18JN], H5501 [19JN], H5719–H5722 [24JN], H6284–H6290 [15JY]

Walters, Nicole: tribute to participation in NASA Aerospace Scholars Program, E1796 [12DE]

Remarks in Senate

A.O. Smith Corp.: anniversary, S5856 [18SE]

BLM: Abandoned Mine Land Program funding, S5113 [30JY]

Chelbi Engineering Consultants, Inc.: anniversary, S6299 [3DE]

Colleges and universities: establish a grant program to encourage universities to revamp engineering programs to focus on manufacturing engineering and curricula specifically related to targeted industries, S4981 [28JY]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S313 [14JA], S1907 [1AP], S2063 [2AP]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 169), S6363 [8DE]

——— proposal to extend employment authorizations to spouses of certain H–1B visa holders, S2713 [6MY]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4602–S4605 [17JY]

National Science and Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 329), S83 [7JA]

Richland, WA: anniversary of Hanford B Reactor, S5855 [18SE]

Robins AFB, GA: application of Federal Acquisition Regulations relative to contracts with Mercer Engineering Research Center, S6687 [11DE]

Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]

South Carolina: tribute to Student Spaceflight Experiments Program participants, S6784 [12DE]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S3800 [18JN]

USA Science & Engineering Festival: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 329), S83 [7JA]

Texts of

H.R. 5031, STEM Education Act, H6141 [14JY]

H.R. 5035, NIST reauthorization, H6597–H6599 [22JY]

S. Res. 329, support goals and ideals of USA Science & Engineering Festival and designate National Science and Technology Week, S70 [7JA]