H.R. 730 · 119th Congress

Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act

Introduced Jan 24, 2025Policy area: Education

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (current)
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. 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

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1197-1199)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 730.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1197-1201)

  6. House

    Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  7. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

  8. Introduced in House