H.Res. 1654: Expressing support for designation of the week of April 11, 2011, as "Undergraduate Research Week".

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-23 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing support for designation of the week of April 11, 2011, as "Undergraduate Research Week".

Plain summary

Supports the designation of Undergraduate Research Week. Recognizes the importance of undergraduate research and providing research opportunities for this country's talented youth, including females and underrepresented minorities. Encourages institutions of higher education, federal agencies, businesses, philanthropic entities, and others to support undergraduate research and undergraduate researchers and their faculty mentors. Supports the role undergraduate research can and does play in crucial research that serves this country's best economic and security interests.

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Official text

Expressing support for designation of the week of April 11, 2011, as "Undergraduate Research Week".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · 3 cosponsors

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Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1654.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres1654 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111