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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

RESEARCHER Act

S. 1664Introduced May 7, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 7, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2800-2801)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Christopher Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).

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Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla.

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.