H.R. 793 · 118th Congress

JOBS Act of 2023

Introduced on Feb 2, 2023 by Bill Johnson (R-OH-6). 32 cosponsors, 22 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 6, 2024): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Blunt Rochester asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 793, a bill originally introduced by Representative Johnson (OH), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 2, 2023
Cosponsors
32
22 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.

Subjects

  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Higher education
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Performance measurement
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Vocational and technical education

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Bill JohnsonR-OH-6Sponsor

Democrats · 22

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Feb 6, 2024 · HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Blunt Rochester asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 793, a bill originally introduced by Representative Johnson (OH), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE10 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  2. Commercial Vehicle Training Association7 reports
  3. ACTE5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  5. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  6. ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES5 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  7. American Federation of Teachers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  8. Career Education Colleges & Universities (FKA Ass'n of Private Sector Colleges a5 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)
  9. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  10. EFA Education, LLC5 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  11. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC5 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  12. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY5 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Society for Human Resource Management5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  15. TRINITY HEALTH5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRINITY HEALTH$226.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  16. The Institute for College Access and Success5 reports
  17. University of North Florida5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  18. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA3 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$19.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 96%
  19. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (CCAC)2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  20. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  21. American Council on Education1 report
    $56.3K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. HP Inc.1 report
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HP INC.AI match · 98%
  23. SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.