S 1070
Passed a chamber
Designates a yearly National STEM Week under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, encouraging schools, families, and STEM industry partners to take part in science, technology, engineering, and math activities until five years after enactment.
Official title: National STEM Week Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
03-MAR-2026
Senate
Introduced
14-MAR-2025
Referred
14-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
21-OCT-2025
Reported
12-FEB-2026
On the calendar
12-FEB-2026
Passed
26-FEB-2026
- Adds a yearly National STEM Week to the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, designated in consultation with stakeholders.
- Encourages schools, families, and STEM industries to take part through activities such as mentorship, site visits, guest lectures, and funding.
- Requires reports summarizing nationwide participation, the activities' effect on STEM education and educational gaps, and recommendations for future weeks.
- Ends the authority to designate the week and carry out its programs five years after enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (14-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 26-FEB-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.govEducation
■ 1 D
1 Democrat