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S. 2543 - Supporting Afterschool STEM Act

Education. 113th Congress (2013-2014) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to support afterschool and out-of-school-time science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Supporting Afterschool STEM Act

S. 2543 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary
A bill to support afterschool and out-of-school-time science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to support afterschool and out-of-school-time science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Supporting Afterschool STEM Act
  • Supporting Afterschool STEM Act
Sponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Education
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Education programs funding
  • Educational technology and distance education
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Minority education
  • Science and engineering education
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
  • Women's education
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/26/2014
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/26/2014
6/26/2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
6/26/2014Introduced in Senate
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Schools & colleges
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing
Computer software
Cable distributors & service providers
Chemicals
Major (multinational) oil & gas producers
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures
Computer components & accessories
Electronics manufacturing & services
Engineers - type unknown
Public school teachers, administrators & officials
Computer manufacture & services
Education
Waste management
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning
Manufacturing
Technical, business and vocational schools & svcs
Agriculture
$774,008
$1,107,967
$3,587,043
$1,384,504
$4,769,567
$9,623,246
$159,575
$540,650
$2,334,244
$710,893
$2,801,238
$3,045,002
$1,434,079
$5,536,819
$405,120
$986,401
$4,422,300
$175,525
$43,798,181
$0
35 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
35 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Supporting Afterschool STEM Act

35 organizations supported this bill

Afterschool Alliance
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Chemical Society
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Society for Engineering Education
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Society of Civil Engineers
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
american statistical association
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Association for Computing Machinery
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Battelle Memorial Institute
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Business-Higher Education Forum
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Cable in the Classroom
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Campaign for Environmental Literacy
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Education Development Center
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Education Testing Service
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Entertainment Industries Council
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
ExxonMobil
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Hands-On Science Partnership
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Illinois Math and Science Academy
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
John Wiley & Sons
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
McREL International
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Microsoft
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
National Association of Manufacturers
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
National Instruments
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
National Science Teachers Association
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Project Lead the Way
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
RSA Conference
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
STEM Education Coalition
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Texas Instruments
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Time Warner Cable
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.
Universal Technical Institute
(2014, June 26). Shaheen Introduces Bill to Support, Expand Afterschool STEM Education Programs. Retrieved July 10, 2014, from Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator for New Hampshire.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 113th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$307,700$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$297,527$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$598,163$0
John BarrassoRWY$304,323$0
Mark BegichDAK$461,070$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$751,803$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$477,050$0
Roy BluntRMO$568,639$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$889,741$0
John BoozmanRAR$66,933$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,042,002$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$962,097$0
Richard BurrRNC$303,376$0
Maria CantwellDWA$384,795$0
Ben CardinDMD$269,990$0
Tom CarperDDE$328,333$0
Bob CaseyDPA$522,020$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$52,290$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$173,931$0
Tom CoburnROK$100,230$0
William Thad CochranRMS$238,199$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$276,010$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$567,927$0
Bob CorkerRTN$383,388$0
John CornynRTX$655,750$0
Mike CrapoRID$160,150$0
Ted CruzRTX$535,530$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$288,603$0
Dick DurbinDIL$348,796$0
Mike EnziRWY$142,700$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$473,332$0
Deb FischerRNE$109,791$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$223,810$0
Al FrankenDMN$757,961$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,397,305$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$338,638$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$333,475$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$864,267$0
Tom HarkinDIA$70,843$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$570,031$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$384,607$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$240,320$0
Dean HellerRNV$352,728$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$186,789$0
John HoevenRND$165,070$0
Jim InhofeROK$209,200$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$367,999$0
Mike JohannsRNE$17,000$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$179,846$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$9,650$0
Tim KaineDVA$918,103$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$136,133$0
Mark KirkRIL$430,250$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$372,619$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$997,481$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$353,095$0
Mike LeeRUT$186,049$0
Carl LevinDMI$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$350,129$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$896,873$0
John McCainRAZ$382,341$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$844,128$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,211,387$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$528,047$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$376,576$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$177,307$0
Jerry MoranRKS$171,361$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$336,950$0
Chris MurphyDCT$714,162$0
Patty MurrayDWA$801,651$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$388,350$0
Rand PaulRKY$320,626$0
Rob PortmanROH$657,161$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$665,658$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$145,888$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,007,398$0
Jim RischRID$105,574$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$264,824$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$74,400$0
Marco RubioRFL$591,703$0
Bernie SandersIVT$107,999$0
Brian SchatzDHI$278,750$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$910,979$0
Tim ScottRSC$346,300$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$98,800$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$504,358$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$228,700$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$379,517$0
Jon TesterDMT$466,045$0
John ThuneRSD$391,798$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$764,263$0
Mark UdallDCO$765,334$0
Tom UdallDNM$439,074$0
David VitterRLA$325,230$0
John E. WalshDMT$98,133$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$638,531$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,995,554$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$299,850$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$207,400$0
Ron WydenDOR$433,614$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$307,700$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$297,527$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$598,163$0
John BarrassoRWY$304,323$0
Mark BegichDAK$461,070$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$751,803$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$477,050$0
Roy BluntRMO$568,639$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$889,741$0
John BoozmanRAR$66,933$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,042,002$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$962,097$0
Richard BurrRNC$303,376$0
Maria CantwellDWA$384,795$0
Ben CardinDMD$269,990$0
Tom CarperDDE$328,333$0
Bob CaseyDPA$522,020$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$52,290$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$173,931$0
Tom CoburnROK$100,230$0
William Thad CochranRMS$238,199$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$276,010$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$567,927$0
Bob CorkerRTN$383,388$0
John CornynRTX$655,750$0
Mike CrapoRID$160,150$0
Ted CruzRTX$535,530$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$288,603$0
Dick DurbinDIL$348,796$0
Mike EnziRWY$142,700$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$473,332$0
Deb FischerRNE$109,791$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$223,810$0
Al FrankenDMN$757,961$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,397,305$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$338,638$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$333,475$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$864,267$0
Tom HarkinDIA$70,843$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$570,031$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$384,607$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$240,320$0
Dean HellerRNV$352,728$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$186,789$0
John HoevenRND$165,070$0
Jim InhofeROK$209,200$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$367,999$0
Mike JohannsRNE$17,000$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$179,846$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$9,650$0
Tim KaineDVA$918,103$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$136,133$0
Mark KirkRIL$430,250$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$372,619$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$997,481$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$353,095$0
Mike LeeRUT$186,049$0
Carl LevinDMI$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$350,129$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$896,873$0
John McCainRAZ$382,341$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$844,128$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,211,387$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$528,047$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$376,576$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$177,307$0
Jerry MoranRKS$171,361$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$336,950$0
Chris MurphyDCT$714,162$0
Patty MurrayDWA$801,651$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$388,350$0
Rand PaulRKY$320,626$0
Rob PortmanROH$657,161$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$665,658$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$145,888$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,007,398$0
Jim RischRID$105,574$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$264,824$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$74,400$0
Marco RubioRFL$591,703$0
Bernie SandersIVT$107,999$0
Brian SchatzDHI$278,750$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$910,979$0
Tim ScottRSC$346,300$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$98,800$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$504,358$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$228,700$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$379,517$0
Jon TesterDMT$466,045$0
John ThuneRSD$391,798$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$764,263$0
Mark UdallDCO$765,334$0
Tom UdallDNM$439,074$0
David VitterRLA$325,230$0
John E. WalshDMT$98,133$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$638,531$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,995,554$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$299,850$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$207,400$0
Ron WydenDOR$433,614$0

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$ Donated
Schools & colleges$9,623,246
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$5,536,819
Computer software$4,769,567
Cable distributors & service providers$4,422,300
Chemicals$3,587,043
Major (multinational) oil & gas producers$3,045,002
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures$2,801,238
Computer components & accessories$2,334,244
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,434,079
Engineers - type unknown$1,384,504
Public school teachers, administrators & officials$1,107,967
Computer manufacture & services$986,401
Education$774,008
Waste management$710,893
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning$540,650
Manufacturing$405,120
Technical, business and vocational schools & svcs$175,525
Agriculture$159,575

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