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S 1297 United States Senate · 117th Congress

STEM RESTART Act

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 in reentering the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce, including workers from underrepresented or rural populations, by awarding grants to certain small- and medium-sized businesses to assist such workers in reentering the workforce at positions above entry level.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides grants to businesses for mid-career STEM workers' reentry, targeting underrepresented groups, directly funding workforce reintegration and employment standards.90% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyFunds STEM workforce reentry programs, directly supporting technology sector growth and digital equity through targeted training grants.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
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Introduced Apr 21, 2021 Last action Apr 21, 2021
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Apr 21, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Apr 21, 2021
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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Photo of Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
NV
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Photo of Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
MS
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Photo of Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
AZ
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