Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 16, 2017

Declares that Congress supports efforts to:

increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector;

eliminate barriers faced by people of color and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector;

ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education for a 21st century economy;

strengthen investments in and collaborations with minority-serving educational institutions to sustain a pipeline of diverse STEAM graduates ready to enter the technology sector; and

improve data collection, disaggregation, and dissemination of information for greater understanding and transparency of diversity in STEAM education and across the workforce.

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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · D–CA

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House

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HCONRES 134 · Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/29

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Discuss H.Con.Res.29, 115th Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/29

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-02-16.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.29, 115th Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/29

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-02-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres29/BILLS-115hconres29ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.29, 115th Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/29

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-02-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres29/BILLS-115hconres29ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Con.Res.29 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.