JOBS Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1905)
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2019 or the JOBS Act of 2019
This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Job Training Federal Pell Grant program.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award a job training Pell Grant to a student who does not have a degree; attends an institution of higher education (IHE); is enrolled in a career and technical education program at an IHE that provides 150 to 600 clock hours of instructional time over a period of 8 to 15 weeks and provides training aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors (i.e., job training programs); and meets all other eligibility requirements for a Pell Grant.
It also specifies that any period during which a student receives a job training Pell Grant counts toward that student's Pell Grant eligibility period.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2019 to Sep 16, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 15, 2019 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 21, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1905)
In the Congressional Record 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1168 | Rob Portman R-OH | Feb 27, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6211 | Rob Portman R-OH | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5457 | Rob Portman R-OH | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3464 | Rob Portman R-OH | Jun 13, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2559 | Rob Portman R-OH | May 1, 2019 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48727 | Amendments to the Higher Education Act Made by P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 Budget Reconciliation Law | Report | Jan 8, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3101 | AID Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2019 |
| HR 3497 | JOBS Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 26, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- JOBS Act of 2019
- Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
