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HR 3985 114th Congress House

JOBS Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award job training Federal Pell Grants.

Introduced: February 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
Education Employment and training programsHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education
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Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Nov 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 5, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2015 or the JOBS Act of 2015

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Job Training Federal Pell Grant Program. The Department of Education must award job training Federal Pell Grants to eligible students.

An eligible student is one who does not have a degree, attends an institution of higher education (IHE), is enrolled in a job training program at such IHE, and meets all other eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant.

The maximum job training Federal Pell Grant award is 50% of the discretionary base maximum award specified in annual appropriations law.

Any period during which a student receives a job training Federal Pell Grant counts toward that student's Federal Pell Grant eligibility period.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1900 Related bill JOBS Act of 2015
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3985: JOBS Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3985/
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"H.R. 3985: JOBS Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3985/.
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H.R. 3985, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3985/.
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