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Bill · 119th Congress · S 1602
Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
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Introduced 2025-05-05Topic: educationSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceMathematical 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 elementary and secondary schools. First, the NSF must make competitive awards 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. This authority to provide awards expires on September 30, 2029. Second, 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.
Sponsors
- Margaret Wood Hassan Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Referred sequentially to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, pursuant to the order of March 3, 1988, for 30 calendar days excluding any day on which the Senate is not in session, and if not reported by that day, the Committee be discharged from further consideration thereof, and the bill be placed on the calendar. | refer |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353. | |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy without amendment. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-03-11 | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy without amendment. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | refer |
| 2025-05-05 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |