HR 1436 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

JOBS Act

Introduced Apr 9, 2013 Originated House Sponsor William L. Enyart D-IL

Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 9, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act or JOBS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out demonstration and pilot projects that provide education and training programs for jobs in advanced manufacturing.

Prescribes requirements for project activities and performance goals and measures.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 9, 2013.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Steny H. Hoyer	Original	Apr 9, 2013

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Apr 9, 2013
	Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee	Referred Jul 8, 2013

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Apr 12, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1962-1963)
Apr 9, 2013Introduced in House
Apr 9, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H1683	Steny H. Hoyer D-MD	Feb 6, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H1962	William L. Enyart D-IL	Apr 12, 2013

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1859.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
Short Titles as Introduced: Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act; JOBS Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 9, 2013Introduced in House

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