# 114-hr-4570: 100 Years of Women in Congress Act

114-hr-4570, 100 Years of Women in Congress Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4570
- Congress: 114
- Title: 100 Years of Women in Congress Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2016-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 49
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

100 Years of Women in Congress Act This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grants the current research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

## Cosponsors (49)

- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4570)

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- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
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