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S. 2784: STEM Opportunities Act of 2016

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S. 2784: STEM Opportunities Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-12 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913-1915)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913-1915) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

STEM Opportunities Act of 2016

Plain summary

STEM Opportunities Act of 2016 This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a STEM Inclusion Interagency Working Group which shall focus on the creation of a more diverse and inclusive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall strengthen the goals and activities of the ADVANCE (Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers) program to focus on increasing the recruitment, retention, and success of all women in STEM, including minorities and persons with disabilities. The NSF shall: award a grant for the establishment of at least one Center for Excellence for Inclusion in STEM; collect institution-level data on the demographics of STEM faculty at different types of institutions of higher education; award grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to implement or expand evidence-based reforms for recruiting, retaining, and advancing students, fellows, trainees, and faculty from underrepresented groups in STEM; and administer three specified Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring to recognize annually outstanding mentoring in STEM fields in primary, secondary, and higher education.

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Official text

STEM Opportunities Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · 10 cosponsors

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Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] reported raising $616,935 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s2784 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114