S. 1664 119th Congress Senate

RESEARCHER Act

Official title: A bill to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2025 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

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Introduced in Senate

May 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2800-2801)

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What's happening now May 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2800-2801)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
for AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
for SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
for AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
for SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS · California · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
for SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS · California · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
for AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Cosponsors 5