Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2911
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
Introduced: 2025-04-14
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2025 Mrs. Kim (for herself and Ms. Stevens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To amend the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program to promote career awareness in accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM educational experience.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025 . 2. Accounting as part of a well-rounded educational experience Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (VI), by striking or at the end; (B) by redesignating subclause (VII) as subclause (VIII); and (C) by inserting after subclause (VI) the following new subclause: (VII) accounting education, including accounting career awareness; or ; and (2) in section 4107(a)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking or at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph: (J) activities to promote the development, implementation, and strengthening of programs to teach accounting, including increasing access to high-quality accounting courses for students through grade 12 who are members of groups underrepresented in accounting careers; or .