United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4979 (116th)
Rural STEM Education Act
Introduced
5 November 2019
Last action
17 September 2020 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4], Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3], Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1], Anthony Gonzalez, Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10], Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7], Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], David Scott, Jim Hagedorn, Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Rural STEM Education Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research regarding STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education in rural schools. The NSF must award grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations for (1) research and development to advance innovative approaches to support and sustain high-quality STEM teaching in rural schools, (2) research and development of programming to identify the barriers rural students face in accessing high-quality STEM education, (3) development of innovative solutions to improve the participation and advancement of rural students in grades Pre-K through 12 in STEM studies, and (4) research on online STEM education courses for rural communities. The NSF may establish a pilot program of regional cohorts in rural areas to provide peer support, mentoring, and hands-on research experiences for rural STEM educators of students in grades Pre-K through 12 in order to build an ecosystem of cooperation among educators, researchers, academia, and local industry. The NSF shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy agrees to evaluate aspects of STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. The National Institute of Standards and Technology must award prizes to stimulate research and development of creative technologies in order to deploy affordable and reliable broadband connectivity to underserved rural communities. The Office of Science and Technology Policy must establish a broadband research and development working group to address national research challenges and opportunities for improving broadband access and adoption across the United States.
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Timeline
5 November 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2019
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
14 November 2019
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
13 February 2020
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 319.
Source: Calendars
13 February 2020
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-397.
Source: Committee
13 February 2020
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-397.
Source: Committee
16 September 2020
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
16 September 2020
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4463-4466)
Source: Floor
16 September 2020
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
16 September 2020
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4979.
Source: Floor
16 September 2020
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4463-4467)
Source: Floor
16 September 2020
Floor
Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
17 September 2020
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 17 September 2020 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 16 September 2020 · Download file
- Reported in House · 13 February 2020 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 5 November 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Passed House
summary · EN · 16 September 2020
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Anthony Gonzalez · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Jim Hagedorn · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4979
- us · 116-hr-4979 · source updated 5 December 2025