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SB1664: RESEARCHER Act Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act

: Alex Padilla (D-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: May 7, 2025
Science, technology, communications
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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A bill to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers, and for other purposes.

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