Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account.
Requires employers to submit along with an application for a certification a $1,000 fee (to be deposited in the STEM Education and Training Account).
Sets aside specified amounts for: (1) a low-income STEM scholarship program, (2) K-12 STEM education, and (3) STEM capacity building at minority-serving institutions.
Authorizes grants to eligible entities for American Dream Accounts for a group of low-income students.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-09 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | House committee actions |
| 2013-12-13 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House committee actions |
| 2013-11-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-20 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |