H.R. 6263, The Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008

• This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
• This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 1144, The Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act.

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H.R. 6263 would increase awareness of the existence of and to overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 6/12/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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