US HB1001 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017 This bill declares that notwithstanding any presidential action to prevent a federal agency from filling or creating federal civilian employee positions, an agency may appoint an individual to such a position that will be filled by an individual who is a preference eligible veteran, disabled veteran, or a specified relative of a veteran.
Title
Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] |
| Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] |
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
| Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI] |
| Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] |
| Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] | Rep. David Scott [D-GA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] |
| Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Disability and paralysis
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1001/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1001/BILLS-115hr1001ih.pdf |
