S. 161 · 118th Congress

JOBS Act of 2023

Introduced on Jan 31, 2023 by Tim Kaine (D-VA). 49 cosponsors, 19 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 31, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 31, 2023
Cosponsors
49
19 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

A bill to extend the 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.

Tim KaineD-VASponsor

Democrats · 28

Independents · 2

Republicans · 19

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. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 31, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. Society for Human Resource Management8 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  2. ACTE5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES5 reports
    $230K 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. LINKEDIN CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LINKEDIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  14. 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%
  15. The Institute for College Access and Success5 reports
  16. University of North Florida5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  18. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts4 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  19. Commercial Vehicle Training Association4 reports
  20. Jobs and Careers Coalition (FKA-OA Jobs and Careers Coalition)4 reports
  21. Stride, Inc.4 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: STRIDE, INC.AI match · 99%
  22. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA4 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$19.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 96%
  23. Washtenaw Community College3 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  24. Accrediting Commission for Colleges and Junior Colleges, WASC2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  25. Bipartisan Policy Center Action2 reports
  26. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (CCAC)2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  27. Higher Learning Commission2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  28. Middle States Commission on Higher Education2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  29. NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  30. New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  31. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  32. Pima County Community College District2 reports
    $48K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT$525K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  33. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  34. WASC Senior College & University Commission2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  35. Cedar Mountain Stone Corporation1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  36. HP Inc.1 report
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HP INC.AI match · 98%
  37. Opportunity America Jobs and Careers Coalition d/b/a Jobs and Careers Coalition1 report
  38. SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.