{"bill":{"id":"119-s-5317","congress":119,"type":"S","number":5317,"title":"INSPIRES Act","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2026-08-06","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001194","fullName":"Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]","party":"D","state":"HI","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-08-06","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-08-06","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-06","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act or the INSPIRES Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Education to establish grant programs (1) for the modernization, renovation, or repair of career- and technical-education facilities; and (2) to enable secondary schools that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to improve facilities that provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)&nbsp;education and to&nbsp;support high-speed internet in STEM facilities.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-30T19:45:23Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":894,"ts":"2026-10-13T15:42:45.299Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=INSPIRES%20Act"}]}}