S 383 · in committee · significant
JOBS Act of 2025
- education
What this bill does
- Creates a new federal grant program to help students pursue short-term career training in high-demand industries.
- Applies to students without degrees enrolling in 150-600 hour career programs at colleges over 8-15 weeks.
- Funded through existing Pell Grant mechanisms; counts toward students' lifetime grant eligibility limits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should policymakers balance funding short-term career training against traditional degree programs when both draw from the same Pell Grant pool?
- 02
Which high-demand industries should receive priority for these grants, and how would that decision affect students in regions with different economic needs?
- 03
What evidence suggests that 8-15 week training programs improve employment outcomes enough to justify reducing lifetime Pell Grant eligibility for participants?
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Sponsor · D-VA
Tim Kaine
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
41/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-04
Joining the bill

John Boozman
R-AR · original

Tammy Baldwin
D-WI · original

Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original

Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original

Lisa Blunt Rochester
D-DE · original

Susan M. Collins
R-ME · original

Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original

Christopher A. Coons
D-DE · original

Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original

Catherine Cortez Masto
D-NV · original

Steve Daines
R-MT · original

Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original
+ 29 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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