H.R. 204, the STEM Opportunities Act
Bill Status: Passed the House as part of the America COMPETES Act
Last Action: February 4, 2022
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Floor Statement
Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Legislation
H.R. 204, the STEM Opportunities Act
Summary
This bill provides for guidance, data collection, and grants for groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and at federal science agencies.
Endorsements
American Association of Physics Teachers
American Astronomical Society
American Chemical Society
American Geophysical Union
American Mathematical Society
American Physical Society
American Physiological Society
American Political Science Association
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Engineering Education
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
AnitaB.org
Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Assembly
Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Consortium of Social Science Associations
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
“The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) strongly supports the need for increased behavioral and cognitive science research, interagency cooperation, and other federal steps and policies for identifying and countering implicit and explicit bias and other psychological factors and structural inequities that hinder the advancement of women, minorities, and other historically underrepresented groups in STEM.” - Philip Rubin, Ph.D., President-elect, Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
IEEE-USA
MIT Graduate Student Council
State University System of Florida
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Society of Women Engineers
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