H.R. 730 · 119th Congress
Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
Status: Passed House
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (done)
- Passed House (current)
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Law
Latest action
: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to take certain actions to increase mathematical and statistical modeling education in elementary and secondary schools.
First, the NSF must make competitive awards to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations for research and development to support high-quality mathematical modeling education (e.g., data science and computational thinking) in schools. This authority to provide awards expires on September 30, 2029.
Second, the NSF must seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on mathematical and statistical modeling education in schools.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1197-1199)
- House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 730.
- House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1197-1201)
- House
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House