US Congress House Bill 5500 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014 - Amends the disabled veterans' outreach program to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish an order of priority for furnishing program services if state disabled veterans' outreach program specialists are unable to assist every eligible veteran seeking assistance. Requires that priority order to be consistent with the program's purposes and the existing priority order of special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, and other eligible veterans. Allows a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist to perform an initial intake and assessment of each veteran who seeks program services. Authorizes local veterans' employment representatives to provide employment, training, and placement services directly to eligible veterans and eligible persons. Requires those representatives to spend a majority of their time carrying out their principal duties of: (1) conducting outreach to local employers to assist veterans in gaining employment; and (2) facilitating the provision of state employment, training, and placement services to veterans. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing restrictions on the duties that a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist or a local veterans' employment representative may perform or the individuals they may assist other than those set forth in the law providing veterans with job counseling, training, and placement services.

Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014

Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2014-09-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB2834 (Same As) 2014-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5500/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5500/BILLS-113hr5500ih.pdf