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Introduced
03/15/2016
03/15/2016
In Committee
09/21/2016
09/21/2016
Crossed Over
04/04/2016
04/04/2016
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to empower the National Science Foundation (NSF) to actively support women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields by encouraging its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and assist women in transitioning their innovative ideas from the laboratory into the commercial marketplace, recognizing the underrepresentation of women in STEM professions and the proven success of ventures with women in leadership roles.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (11)
Elizabeth Esty (D)*,
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Barbara Comstock (R),
Donna Edwards (D),
Randy Hultgren (R),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Bill Posey (R),
E. Scott Rigell (R),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Lamar Smith (R),
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643. (on 09/26/2016)
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