# 115-hr-3397: Building Blocks of STEM Act

115-hr-3397, Building Blocks of STEM Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3397
- Congress: 115
- Title: Building Blocks of STEM Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2017-07-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Building Blocks of STEM Act This bill instructs the National Science Foundation, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to consider age distribution in order to more equitably allocate funding for research studies with a focus on early childhood.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2017-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2017-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2017-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2017-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2018-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-3397 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3397)

## Related
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- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
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