# 119-hr-4048: STEM Pathways for the Future Act

119-hr-4048, STEM Pathways for the Future Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4048
- Congress: 119
- Title: STEM Pathways for the Future Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand STEM apprenticeships outside four‑year colleges.** The STEM Pathways for the Future Act would create a National Science Foundation grant program to fund apprenticeship programs run by community colleges, minority‑serving institutions, states, tribes, cities, and public‑private partnerships, and would set up an interagency task force to map federal STEM training programs.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More STEM apprenticeships for workers and students: benefit, medium. If enacted, the National Science Foundation would set up a competitive grant program within one year. Grants would fund STEM apprenticeships not run by four-year colleges. States, Tribes, cities, public-private partnerships, community colleges, minority-serving institutions, registered apprenticesh…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4048 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4048)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4048 (as of 2026-04-21).