Congress funds math and data science teaching in K–12 schools.

What it does

The bill gives $10 million per year from 2026 to 2030. The money goes to the National Science Foundation. It pays for research projects at colleges and nonprofits. These projects help K–12 schools teach math, statistics, and data science better. The bill also pays $1 million per year for a study. The National Academies will find what stops schools from teaching these skills. Schools, employers, and researchers will work together. They will make math and statistics teaching more useful for jobs.

Who it affects

K–12 schools and teachers will get help teaching math and data science. The bill focuses on students from groups that are underrepresented in STEM. It also helps rural schools and students who are homeless. Colleges and nonprofits will get money to run the research projects.

One thing to notice

The program ends on September 30, 2029, unless Congress votes to keep it going. Schools and colleges planning long-term projects will need to know if the money will last.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

• Jan 24, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jan 24, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”
• Mar 24, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection”
• Mar 24, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Dec 2025 to Dec 2025.

Those reports show $20,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 9 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Chrissy Houlahan, who sponsored the bill, received $527,500 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers — $20,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• data science — Using computers and math to learn from large amounts of information.
• statistics — Collecting and studying data to find patterns and answers.
• National Science Foundation — A government agency that gives money for science and math research and schools.
• underrepresented in STEM — Groups of people who have fewer chances to study and work in science and math.
• nonprofits — Groups that are not run to make money for owners.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.