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substantiveJul 27, 2022 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 3588 — Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act

Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to take certain actions to increase mathematical and statistical modeling education.
  • House passed it on Jul 27, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Mathematical 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 public elementary and secondary schools. First, the NSF must provide competitive grants 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. In addition, 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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea323

Democrat: 216 · Republican: 107

Nay92

Republican: 92

Present0

Not Voting15

Democrat: 3 · Republican: 12

How each member voted (430)

Yea (323)

Nay (92)

Not Voting (15)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.