H.R. 2257: Jobs Now Act of 2013
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H.R. 2257: Jobs Now Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-04 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Jobs Now Act of 2013
Plain summary
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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Jobs Now Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] reported raising $170,085 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2257.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2257 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113