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H.R. 4254 (115th): Women in Aerospace Education Act

To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to strengthen the aerospace workforce pipeline by the promotion of Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and National Aeronautics and Space Administration internship and fellowship opportunities to women, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Steve Knight

Sponsor. Representative for California's 25th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Nov 29, 2018
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Nov 6, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 11, 2018

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 11, 2018.

Law
Pub.L. 115-303
Cosponsors

7 Cosponsors (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

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History

Nov 6, 2017
 
Introduced

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Nov 15, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 18, 2017
 
Reported by House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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Dec 19, 2017
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Jun 27, 2018
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Aug 16, 2018
 
Text Published

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Sep 27, 2018
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Nov 27, 2018
 
House Agreed to Changes

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Dec 11, 2018
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 4254 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4254. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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