H.R. 3137 – Promoting Women in STEM Act

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The Promoting Women in STEM Act amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act to encourage more women to enter science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. It does this by adding a new requirement that federal support be provided for programs that boost women’s participation in career‑technical education leading to STEM jobs. The change mainly affects federal education funding and programs that serve students pursuing technical and vocational training.

Key Provisions

Adds a new paragraph (10) to the Perkins Act that calls for supporting programs that increase women’s participation in career and technical education programs leading to STEM occupations.
Makes minor punctuation edits to existing paragraphs (8) and (9) of the same section.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

June 29, 2017

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Introduced in House

June 29, 2017

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

June 29, 2017

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 29, 2017

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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.

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Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Promoting Women in STEM Act.

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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;

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in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

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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.

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