# 117-hr-7313: Supporting Diverse STEM Students Act

117-hr-7313, Supporting Diverse STEM Students Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7313
- Congress: 117
- Title: Supporting Diverse STEM Students Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Supporting Diverse STEM Students Act This bill authorizes minority institutions to use Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program funds to (1) provide direct financial assistance to students who are underrepresented in science (including computer science), technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (2) improve institutional capacity to provide students with certain services, such as guidance counseling, academic advising, work-study opportunities, and peer mentorship.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7313 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7313)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7313 (as of 2025-11-18).