H.R. 6661: PROMOTES Act of 2020
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H.R. 6661: PROMOTES Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PROMOTES Act of 2020
Plain summary
Providing Resources and Organization to Maximize Opportunities for Training and Education in STEM Act of 2020 or the PROMOTES Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a grant program to assist high schools in providing education to students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in subjects including science, technology, math, engineering, computer science, and related areas. Local educational agencies may use grant funds for purposes including training and other support for instructors, acquisition of instructional materials, travel opportunities, mentoring programs, and certifications for students. In making the grants, DOD must give preference to schools with high percentages of children from low-income families.
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Official text
PROMOTES Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · 14 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Josh Harder (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6661.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr6661 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116