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HR 3376 115th Congress House

Jobs Now Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a pilot program to award grants to units of general local government and community-based organi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 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: July 24, 2017 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 24, 2017
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 Latest action July 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs Now Act of 2017

This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department 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 a local government unit with a public service.

The bill prescribes required and authorized uses of grant fund and priorities for awarding and using grant funds, including:

  • encouraging grantees to use funds to retain, employ, or train veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and
  • giving priority in awarding grants to local government units and their community-based organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 24, 2017
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 24, 2017
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 24, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 24, 2017
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 24, 2017
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jul 24, 2017
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 24, 2017
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 24, 2017
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3376: Jobs Now Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3376/
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"H.R. 3376: Jobs Now Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3376/.
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H.R. 3376, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3376/.
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[H.R. 3376: Jobs Now Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3376/)
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