JOBS Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1648-1649)
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Sep 28, 2022; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
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 18, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 18, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1648-1649)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1648 | Tim Kaine D-VA | Mar 18, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1549–S1551 | Rob Portman R-OH | Mar 16, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2037 | 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
- A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- JOBS Act of 2021
- Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students 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 Senate
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