Promoting Women in STEM Act

Bill: 115-hr-3137
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2017-06-29
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education programs funding

Science and engineering education

Vocational and technical education

Women's education

Women's employment
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <b>Promoting Women in STEM Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities under the Act to include supporting programs that increase the participation of women in career and technical education programs leading to occupations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2017 Mr. Kildee (for himself, Ms. Slaughter , and Mr. Ted Lieu of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupations.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Women in STEM Act . 2. Support for programs that increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupations Section 124(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2344(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) supporting programs that increase the participation of women in career and technical education programs leading to occupations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. .