S.1664

RESEARCHER Act Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act

Introduced·5/7/25

The RESEARCHER Act aims to address financial instability among graduate and postdoctoral researchers.

The RESEARCHER Act, or Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act, mandates the Office of Science and Technology Policy to create guidelines for federal research agencies to tackle financial instability among graduate and postdoctoral researchers. It requires federal research agencies to implement these guidelines and report on their progress. The Act also tasks the National Science Foundation with awarding grants to collect and analyze data on the financial instability of these researchers.

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Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
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History

May 7, 2025

Senate

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