SUMMARIES OF
STEM EDUCATION RELATED BILLS 110TH CONGRESS
H.R. 35
Science Accountability Act of 2007, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to require the use of science assessments in the calculation
of adequate yearly progress, and for other purposes.
H.R. 36
National Science Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act, a bill to amend the tax
code to encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary
and secondary schools.
H.R. 37
National Science Education Tax Incentive for Businesses Act, a bill to amend the
tax code to encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary
and secondary schools.
H.R. 38
Math and Science School Readiness Act, a bill to amend the Head Start Act to improve
the math and science readiness programs for disadvantaged children.
H.R. 325
Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids (SPEAK) Act, a bill to create
or adopt, and implement, rigorous and voluntary American education content standards
in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade 12, to provide for
the assessment of student proficiency benchmarked against such standards, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 524
a bill to establish a laboratory science pilot program (known as the Partnership
for Access to Laboratory Science) at the National Science Foundation.
H.R. 1051
National STEM Scholarship Database Act, a bill to
direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website
through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships,
fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
H.R. 1539
Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act, a bill to allow states to notify the
Education Department that they would assume full responsibility for education. As
such, they would still receive federal funds but not be liable for meeting No Child
Left Behind Act mandates. See S. 893.
H.R. 2204
Teacher Excellence for All Children (TEACH) Act, a bill to amend the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention
of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2272
21st Century Competitiveness Act, this bill includes five previously-passed House
bills (H.R. 362, H.R. 363, H.R. 1068, H.R. 1867 and H.R. 1868) and is an important
part of the House Democrats’ “Innovation Agenda.”
H.R. 2621
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness
program for teachers, to provide a loan forgiveness program for nurses, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 2669
College Cost Reduction, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section
601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.
H.R. 3040
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational
assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans pursuing a degree in science,
technology, engineering, or math.
Senate Bills
S.# FY2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Appropriations Act (6/21/07 passed by Appropriations Committee; 6/19/07 passed by
LHHS-Ed Appropriation Subcommittee).
S. 164
States Using Collaboration and Coordination to Enhance Standards for Students (SUCCESS)
Act, a bill to modernize the education system of the
United States
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S. 224
a bill to create or adopt, and implement, rigorous and voluntary American education
content standards in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade
12, to provide for the assessment of student proficiency benchmarked against such
standards, and for other purposes.
S. 757
National Mathematics and Science Consistency Act, a bill to create a national set
of effective voluntary national expectations for mathematics and science education
in kindergarten through grade 12, and for other purposes.
S. 761
America
COMPETES Act, A bill to invest in innovation
and education to improve the competitiveness of the
United States
in the global economy.
S. 893
Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act, a bill to allow states to notify the
Education Department that they would assume full responsibility for education. As
such, they would still receive federal funds but not be liable for meeting No Child
Left Behind Act mandates. See H.R. 1539.
S. 1231
Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act, a bill to expand
the teacher preparation grant in Title II of the Higher Education Act by authorizing
it to receive $500 million per year.
S. 1339
Teacher Excellence for All Children Act, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, the Higher Education Act and the tax code to improve recruitment,
preparation, distribution and retention of public elementary and secondary school
teachers and principals.
S. 1389
Climate Change Education Act, a bill to establish, under the National Science Foundation,
a competitive grant for states, communities, schools and education foundations to
develop educational materials and exhibits on climate change, as well as kindergartern-to-12th
grade curriculums on the subject.