Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
Reported by committeeEducation
IntroducedMay 5, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet
Where it stands
Reported by committee. Latest step, Mar 20, 2026: Referred sequentially to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, pursuant to the order of March 3, 1988, for 30 calendar days excluding any day on which the Senate … It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 3 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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S. 1602 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 3 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text version "ris" (Mar 20, 2026).
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S. 1602Bill
Sec. 2Mathematical and statistical modeling educationnew law
Sec. 3NASEM report on mathematical and statistical modeling education in prekindergarten through 12th gradenew law
Sec. 4Limitationsnew law
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Sec. 2 Mathematical and statistical modeling education
Sec. 3 NASEM report on mathematical and statistical modeling education in prekindergarten through 12th grade
Sec. 4 Limitations
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Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.
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What it does
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Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to take certain actions to increase mathematical and statistical modeling education in elementary and secondary schools.
First, the NSF must make competitive awards to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations for research and development to support high-quality mathematical modeling education (e.g., data science and computational thinking) in schools. This authority to provide awards expires on September 30, 2029.
Second, the NSF must seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on mathematical and statistical modeling education in schools.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, May 5, 2025).
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What has happened
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Mar 11, 2026Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy without amendment. Without written report.Library of Congress
May 5, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress