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Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award grants to junior or community colleges to develop or improve associate degree or certificate programs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) fields.
The NSF shall award grants to institutions of higher education partnering with private sector employers that commit to offering apprenticeships, internships, research opportunities, or applied learning experiences to students in STEM baccalaureate degree programs.
The NSF shall award grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to conduct research on student outcomes and determine best practices for STEM education and technical skills education through distance learning or in a simulated work environment.
(Sec. 4) The NSF Directorate of Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, in coordination with the Department of Labor, shall support research on labor market analysis innovations, data and information sciences, electronic information tools and methodologies, and metrics.
The NSF National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics shall coordinate with other agencies in exploring the feasibility of expanding its surveys to include the collection of data on certain skilled technical workers who use STEM knowledge in their jobs.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5509 as public Law on Dec 31, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Dec 20, 2018
Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships
Passed · Two-thirds required
378 Yea 13 Nay 41 not voting
Crossed both parties 13 of 391 voting members broke with their own party: 13 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5509 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 5509 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
16 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.