H.R. 840: STEM Gateways Act
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H.R. 840: STEM Gateways Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-10 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
STEM Gateways Act
Plain summary
STEM Gateways Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs that: encourage interest in the STEM fields; motivate engagement in the STEM fields by providing relevant hands-on learning opportunities; support classroom success in the STEM disciplines; support STEM workforce training and career preparation for secondary school students; or improve the access of secondary school students to STEM career and continuing education opportunities.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · 26 cosponsors
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Paul Tonko (D-NY), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr840.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr840 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114