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HR3124119th CongressWALLET

Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

Introduced

Summary

Would expand NSF competitive grants to boost participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and people with disabilities in STEM. It would authorize grants for mentoring, internships, outreach, online workshops, and faculty recruitment to increase enrollment and retention across education and industry.

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  • Students and early-career researchers: Grants would fund K–12 outreach, undergraduate and graduate internships, and mentoring to increase exposure and support degree completion and short-term retention.
  • Colleges and universities: Eligible institutions could receive competitive funds to recruit and retain underrepresented faculty and to run online training and student support programs.
  • Underrepresented groups and workers: The bill names groups covered, including women, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming people, and persons with disabilities, and targets programs to raise their representation in STEM.

*Would authorize $15 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, totaling $75 million in authorized funding.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants for women and underrepresented in STEM

If enacted, the National Science Foundation would award competitive grants to colleges, schools, and nonprofits to grow STEM diversity. Grants could support mentoring, internships, online workshops, K–12 outreach, and hiring and keeping underrepresented faculty. The bill would define who can be served, including women, many racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ or gender-nonconforming people, and people with disabilities (using Census survey categories). Applicants would need to apply to NSF with required information. It would authorize $15 million each year for FY2026 through FY2030.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

WA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/27/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 8/26/2025

  • Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

  • Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 9/18/2025

Roll Call Votes

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