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S. 1297 117th Congress Senate

STEM RESTART Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a new national program to support mid-career workers, including workers from underrepres… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: April 21, 2021 Introduced by: Jacky Rosen Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee hiringEmployment and training programsHigher educationMinority employment
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 21, 2021
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 Latest action April 21, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2784 Identical bill STEM RESTART Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Apr 21, 2021
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Apr 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1297: STEM RESTART Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1297/
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"S. 1297: STEM RESTART Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1297/.
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S. 1297, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1297/.
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