3.0.0 714 2026-09-01T08:05:25Z 2026-09-01T08:05:25Z House H HR 2025-01-23 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/714 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WILSON of Florida:H.R. 714.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H389]]]> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-23T15:10:45Z 2025-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 N B001326 Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] Janelle Bynum D OR S. 5 2026-08-31 False Labor and Employment Community life and organization 2025-03-25T17:20:06Z Congressional oversight 2025-03-25T17:20:18Z Employee hiring 2025-03-25T17:20:00Z Employment and training programs 2025-03-25T17:19:47Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2025-03-25T17:19:42Z State and local government operations 2025-03-25T17:19:54Z Unemployment 2025-03-25T17:20:11Z Labor and Employment 2025-02-28T19:29:50Z 00 2025-01-23 Introduced in House 2026-02-25T12:47:43Z Jobs Now Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Labor to conduct a two-year pilot program to award grants to general local governmental units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train individuals for positions that provide a public service. At least 50% of grant funds must be used to retain employees who would otherwise be laid off due to budget cuts.

Labor must encourage grantees to use grant funds to retain, employ, or train veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals receiving unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers.

]]> Jobs Now Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Jobs Now Act of 2025 2025-02-21T12:08:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Jobs Now Act of 2025 2025-02-21T12:08:19Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a pilot program to award grants to units of general local government and community-based organizations to create jobs, and for other purposes. 2025-02-21T12:03:27Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr714ih/xml/BILLS-119hr714ih.xml 2025-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.