Skip to main content
HR 2257 113th Congress House

Jobs Now Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 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.

Introduced: June 4, 2013 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Disability and paralysisEmployment and training programsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Marshall IslandsMicronesiaOceaniaPalauState and local government operationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 4, 2013
Introduced in House
Jun 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 4, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3025)
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs Now Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service.

Prescribes program requirements, including that: (1) each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and (2) the Secretary give priority to the award of grants to units and organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2257: Jobs Now Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2257/
MLA
"H.R. 2257: Jobs Now Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2257/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2257, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2257/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2257: Jobs Now Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2257/)
Report a problem