# 114-hr-2773: 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act

114-hr-2773, 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2773
- Congress: 114
- Title: 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to provide grants to local educational agencies  to encourage the ongoing development of programs and curricula for girls and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and prepare those students to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees and careers in such fields.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2773 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2773)

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