H.R. 4570100 Years of Women in Congress Act

1 recorded action125 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Grace Meng [D-NY-06]
Cosponsors: 49 · 40 Democrats · 9 Republicans
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Committees: Agriculture Committee, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Latest action: Apr 19, 2016 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

IntroducedFeb 12, 2016
Passed the HouseApr 18, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

100 Years of Women in Congress Act

(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grants the current research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with priority given to eligible institutions that carry out continuing programs funded by the Department of Agriculture.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4570 as passed House without amendment on Apr 18, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 153

House Apr 18, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Jeannette Rankin--Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program, 100 Years of Women in Congress Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

377 Yea 6 Nay 48 not voting · 2 present

Crossed both parties 6 of 383 voting members broke with their own party: 6 Republicans.

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors49 · 40 Democrats · 9 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4570 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 4570100 Years of Women in Congress Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 153

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors49 · 40 Democrats · 9 Republicans

H.R. 4570100 Years of Women in Congress Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 153

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors49 · 40 Democrats · 9 Republicans

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