MATHEMATICS see also Engineering; Science
Bills and resolutions
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]
——— restore National SMART Grants for a certain number of award years (see H.R. 5566), H7883 [18SE]
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]
Federal agencies and departments: collaborate on development of freely available open source educational material in college-level physics, chemistry, and math (see H.R. 4455), H3195 [10AP]
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 Science and Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]
NIST: 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]
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
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]
Heidemann, Elizabeth: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E32 [9JA]
Jagolinzer, Karen: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E32 [9JA]
Joliet, IL: tribute to Joliet Public Library Star Wars Days, H5322 [12JN]
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]
Parn, Laura: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E35 [9JA]
Research: advances relative to twin prime numbers, H1729 [11FE]
Servino, Mary: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E92 [16JA]
Remarks in Senate
Canton, GA: tribute to Creekview High School rocketry team for participation in the Team America Rocketry Challenge, S3231 [21MY]
Congress: legislative priorities, S6124–S6126 [19NO]
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]
Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]
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]