# 119-s-383: JOBS Act of 2025

119-s-383, JOBS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-383
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-383
- Congress: 119
- Title: JOBS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands Pell Grants to short-term, employer-recognized job training programs.** The bill would create a Job Training Federal Pell Grant program to fund certain 150 to 600 hour, 8 to 15 week career and technical programs and set rules for program approval, accreditation, and data sharing. - Students and families: Students without a postbaccalaureate degree who enroll in eligible job training programs at institutions of higher education could receive Pell Grants. Time spent on a job training Pell Grant would count toward a student’s overall Pell eligibility, and full-time enrollees who fall below the normal Pell minimum could still get an award. - Institutions and training providers: Programs must offer recognized postsecondary credentials, sufficient academic content, and institutional credit articulation for noncredit offerings. The Education Secretary would review program applications within 60 days and could require state board certification. - Employers and workforce systems: Eligible programs must align with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand sectors as validated by industry or sector partnerships. The Secretary would coordinate with the Department of Labor and the National Center for Education Statistics would collect eligible provider performance reports at least annually.

## Cosponsors (41)

- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pell Grants for short job training: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Job Training Pell Grant program starting with the award year that begins July 1, 2025. You would be able to get Pell for eligible short postsecondary programs that run 150–600 clock hours (about 8–15 weeks) if you do not have a postbaccalaureate degree and meet n…
- Lower guaranteed Pell minimum: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would cut the statutory minimum Pell fraction from 10 percent to 5 percent for award calculations starting July 1, 2025. That means the smallest Pell payments some students get could be smaller each award year. Affected recipients could see a modest reduction in their minimum P…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-383 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/383)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-383 (as of 2026-04-21).