# 117-hr-3588: Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act

117-hr-3588, Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3588
- Congress: 117
- Title: Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2021-05-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 public elementary and secondary schools. First, the NSF must provide competitive grants 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. In addition, 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 323 | 92 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3588 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3588)

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