House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Jobs Now Act of 2025

H.R. 714Introduced Jan 23, 2025Policy area: Labor and Employment

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.

Sponsor: Rep. Frederica Wilson D-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 23, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 23, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 714.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WILSON of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 14, January 23, 2025, Page H389):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
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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

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Janelle Bynum (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frederica Wilson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-24 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.