US Congress House Bill 6372 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Employment Act of 2012 - Instructs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consider all qualified veterans before any non-veterans for employment in the competitive service at the VA. Requires the VA to consider, among qualified veterans, those with a service-connected disability having a rating of 30% before considering non-service-connected disabled veterans. Requires the Director of the VA to submit annual reports to Congress with respect to the hiring of veterans in the competitive service.

Veterans Employment Act of 2012

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2012-09-11	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2012-09-11	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2012-09-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6372/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6372/BILLS-112hr6372ih.pdf