S. 5317 · 119th Congress · pending
INSPIRES Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-08-06 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act or the INSPIRES Act 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) education and to support high-speed internet in STEM facilities.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-08-06
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Brian Schatz
Senate · HI · Democratic
$427,197PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Alex Padilla
Senate · CA · Democratic
$177,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$15,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$10,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)$10,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$7,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$7,500
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC$7,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordINVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$7,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$7,000
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$6,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordCORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC)$6,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)$6,000
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
150PAC.ORG$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBROADCOM INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BROADCOM PAC)$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC)$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
DEMOCRATS WIN FUND$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF ONEBRIEF, INC. ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFIRST HAWAIIAN BANK CITIZENSHIP COMMITTEE$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
INSPIRE BRANDS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Brian Schatz · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON CONTROLS INC. PAC$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.