# 116-hr-6109: INSPIRES Act

116-hr-6109, INSPIRES Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6109
- Congress: 116
- Title: INSPIRES Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act or the INSPIRES Act This bill directs the Department of Education to establish grant programs (1) for the modernization, renovation, or repair of career- and technical-education facilities; and (2) to enable secondary schools that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to improve facilities that provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and to support high-speed internet in STEM facilities.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6109 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6109)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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