Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2911

Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025

Accounting Education in K-12 Schools

Apr 14, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 15 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Education and Workforce where it was sent in April 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal for 14 months, so it is considered stalled. The committee members must decide to review or vote on the bill for it to move forward.

Legislative Progress

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Could go either way

The bill has support from both Republicans and Democrats, which helps its chances. However, it is still in the early stages and needs to pass through committees before it can be voted on.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3541 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3541 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would allow K-12 schools to use federal grant money to teach accounting. It adds accounting to the list of subjects that make up a well-rounded STEM education. STEM usually stands for science, technology, engineering, and math.
The goal is to help students learn about accounting careers early on. The bill specifically asks schools to focus on reaching students from groups that are not well-represented in the accounting profession today.
Schools could use this money to create new accounting classes or improve the ones they already have. This would give more students the chance to learn financial skills and prepare for jobs in the business world.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Apr 14, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 2911

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Data Sources

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(41)

D: 20R: 21

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