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S. 839 (116th)

JOBS Act of 2019

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Introduced

14 March 2019

Last action

14 March 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1905)

Sponsors

Timothy Kaine, Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Shelley Capito, Maggie Hassan, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Jeanne Shaheen, Jerry Moran, Christopher Coons, Kyrsten Sinema, Joni Ernst, Tina Smith, Roger Wicker, Susan Collins, Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], John Hoeven, Kevin Cramer, Tammy Duckworth, Dan Sullivan, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

8 April 2026

Education

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 14 March 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1905)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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