February 5, 2026
Ms. Collins (for herself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To amend the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program to promote career awareness in accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM educational experience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Accounting STEM Pursuit Act
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Sec. 2. Accounting as part of a well-rounded educational experience
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended—
(1)
in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i), by—
(A)
striking or
at the end of subclause (VI);
(B)
redesignating subclause (VII) as subclause (VIII); and
(C)
inserting after subclause (VI) the following new subclause:
(VII)
accounting education, including accounting career awareness; or; and
(2)
in section 4107(a)(3), by—
(A)
striking or
at the end of subparagraph (I);
(B)
redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and
(C)
inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:
(J)
activities to promote the development, implementation, and strengthening of programs to teach accounting, including increasing access to high-quality accounting courses for students through grade 12 who are members of groups underrepresented in accounting careers; or