S. 2037 · 116th Congress
Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act
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This bill expands the grant program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs that benefit Native American students. Under current law, this program only applies to programs that benefit Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The bill expands grant eligibility to include programs that benefit American Indians.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 27, 2019
Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act
This bill expands the grant program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs that benefit Native American students. Under current law, this program only applies to programs that benefit Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The bill expands grant eligibility to include programs that benefit American Indians.
Additionally, the bill authorizes grants under the program for the creation of new programs for the development of Native American STEM professionals.
The bill also revises how programs are prioritized for awarding grants. The bill gives priority to programs in which 70% or more of the participants are Native Americans.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act
Latest action (Jun 27, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 27, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.