House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
JOBS Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1716.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HOYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3061):Congress has the power to enact the Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 165 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1716, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1716
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21374b198852317629013c3b1959e08b635ce11639022183d1ee9ce64eaf9893
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1716, last updated March 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
34 cosponsors — 34 Democrats
0 of 34 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Mark Critz (D-PA), John Dingell (D-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Kathleen Hochul (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Keating (D-MA), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), James Langevin (D-RI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Steven Rothman (D-NJ) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer.
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- H.Con.Res. 16 (112th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
- H.R. 2152 (112th) Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act
- H.R. 1090 (112th) Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2011
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.