Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2911 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2911

To amend the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program to promote career awareness in accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM educational experience.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2025

Mrs. Kim (for herself and Ms. Stevens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program to promote career awareness in accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM educational experience.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ACCOUNTING AS PART OF A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)-- (A) in subclause (VI), by striking ``or'' at the end; (B) by redesignating subclause (VII) as subclause (VIII); and (C) by inserting after subclause (VI) the following new subclause: ``(VII) accounting education, including accounting career awareness; or''; and (2) in section 4107(a)(3)-- (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``or'' at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph: ``(J) activities to promote the development, implementation, and strengthening of programs to teach accounting, including increasing access to high-quality accounting courses for students through grade 12 who are members of groups underrepresented in accounting careers; or''. <all>