US Congress Senate Bill 3900 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

PROMOTES Act of 2020 Providing Resources and Organization to Maximize Opportunities for Training and Education in STEM Act of 2020

Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB6395 (Related) 2021-01-02 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB6661 (Same As) 2020-05-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
HR1271 (Related) 2020-12-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3900/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3900/BILLS-116s3900is.pdf