US SB1297 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 21 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
STEM RESTART Act STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2784 (Same As) 2021-04-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1297/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1297/BILLS-117s1297is.pdf |
