# 119-s-2306: STEM RESTART Act

119-s-2306, STEM RESTART Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2306
- Congress: 119
- Title: STEM RESTART Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Paid STEM returnships for mid‑career workers.** This bill would create a national grant program to fund paid returnships and internships that help unemployed or underemployed mid‑career workers reenter or transition into above‑entry‑level STEM jobs.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Paid STEM returnship grants for workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Department of Labor competitive grant program to fund paid STEM "returnships" for mid-career unemployed or underemployed workers. Grants would target U.S. small and medium employers (small 50–499 employees; medium 500–9,999) or consortia. The program would be aut…
- Grant reporting and evaluation rules: mixed, low. If enacted, businesses that get a RESTART grant would have to submit annual reports with participant counts and conversion and retention data, disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnicity. Within 180 days after receiving those reports, the Secretary of Labor would prepare a consolidated evaluation, se…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2306 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2306)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4189)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2306 (as of 2026-04-21).