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Redesignates existing section 172 (currently codified at 29 U.S.C. 3227) as section 173 and inserts a new section 172 (grant authority to support returnship programs for mid-career skilled workers in STEM) after section 171.
Amends section 8041(g)(2) of the Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (29 U.S.C. 3225a(g)(2)) by replacing the cross-reference to '172(f)' with '173(f)' to reflect the redesignation.
Creates a new competitive grant program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that awards RESTART grants to businesses to run “returnship” programs. These programs are intended to help mid-career skilled workers — especially unemployed, underemployed, and rural workers — return to or move into above-entry-level STEM jobs. The law defines key terms, sets eligibility rules and allowable uses for grant funds, requires reporting and evaluation, and authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030 to carry out the program.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced July 16, 2025 by Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen · Last progress July 16, 2025
STEM RESTART Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate