JOBS Act of 2025

Sponsored bySen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]VA· Introduced 4 February 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

4 February 2025·1 year ago

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Introduced in Senate · Updated 16 April 2025

Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2025 or the JOBS Act of 2025

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.

The bill also specifies that any period during which a student receives a job training Pell Grant counts toward that student's Pell Grant eligibility period.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
4 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
4 February 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

41 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]VA

Cosponsors

Democrat2356%
Republican1741%
Independent12%

Republican:Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]WY
Democrat:Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]NM
Republican:Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]WV
Republican:Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]OH
Republican:Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]ID
Republican:Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]NE
Independent:Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Democrat:Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]NH
Democrat:Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
Republican:Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Democrat:Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Democrat:Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR
Republican:Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
Republican:Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
Democrat:Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WI
Democrat:Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Democrat:Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]NV
Republican:Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]AK
Republican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC
Democrat:Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]MD
Democrat:Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]NH
Democrat:Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]IL
Republican:Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]AL
Democrat:Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]AZ
Republican:Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Democrat:Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]VA
Democrat:Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]MI
Democrat:Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN
Democrat:Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]NY
Democrat:Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]NV
Democrat:Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Republican:Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT
Democrat:Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]CO
Democrat:Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]NJ
Republican:Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]AR
Democrat:Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]OR
Republican:Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
Democrat:Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]DE
Republican:Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
Democrat:Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]GA
Republican:Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]ND

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Education

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Data collection, sharing, protectionEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsHigher educationLicensing and registrationsPerformance measurementStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education

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