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H.R. 714 119th Congress House

Jobs Now Act of 2025

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: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Frederica S. Wilson Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Community life and organizationCongressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment and training programs
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementState and local government operationsUnemployment
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Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs Now Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Labor to conduct a two-year pilot program to award grants to general local governmental units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train individuals for positions that provide a public service. At least 50% of grant funds must be used to retain employees who would otherwise be laid off due to budget cuts.

Labor must encourage grantees to use grant funds to retain, employ, or train veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals receiving unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers.

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Bynum, Janelle S.
Oregon · Aug 31, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 714: Jobs Now Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-714/
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"H.R. 714: Jobs Now Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-714/.
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H.R. 714, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-714/.
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