RESEARCHER Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3054 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3054 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2025 Ms. McClellan (for herself, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Foster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act'' or the ``RESEARCHER Act''. SEC. 2. POLICY GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCIES TO ADDRESS FINANCIAL INSTABILITY OF GRADUATE RESEARCHERS AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS. (a) Definition.--In this section: (1) Institution of higher education.--The term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). (2) Graduate researchers.--The term ``graduate researchers'' means individuals enrolled in a degree program leading to an advanced degree w