JOBS Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 or the JOBS Act of 2021
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 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 22, 2022 |
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 Mar 18, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 51, March 18, 2021, page H1583.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-48 | EXAMINING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION116 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-35 | INDUSTRY AND LABOR PERSPECTIVES: A FURTHER LOOK AT NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES191 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Nov 17, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 864 | JOBS Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 18, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021
- JOBS Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House
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.
