STEM RESTART Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act or the STEM RESTART Act
This bill establishes a new national program to support mid-career workers, including workers from underrepresented or rural populations, in reentering or transitioning to the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce by awarding grants to certain small- and medium-sized businesses to assist such workers in reentering or transitioning to the workforce at positions above entry level.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2023 to Apr 18, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Mar 6, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Mar 6, 2023 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 11, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Oct 19, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 18, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1297 | STEM RESTART Act | Reintroduction of | Apr 21, 2021 |
| HR 1403 | STEM RESTART Act | Identical bill | Mar 7, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a new national program to support mid-career workers, including workers from underrepresented populations, in reentering the STEM workforce, by providing funding to small- and medium-sized STEM businesses so the businesses can offer paid internships or other returnships that lead to positions above entry level.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STEM RESTART Act
- STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2023Introduced in Senate
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