US Congress House Resolution 104 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-9)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the federal government and state governments should make the transition of a member of the Armed Forces and the member's spouse from military to civilian life as seamless as possible by creating opportunities for them to earn civilian occupational credentials and licenses, with an emphasis on well-paying industries and occupations that have a high demand for skilled workers; (2) the federal government should assist state governments in translating military training and experience into credit towards professional licensure; and (3) state governments should streamline approaches for assessing the equivalency of military training and experience and accelerate occupational licensing processes for members, veterans, and their spouses.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of easing the transition of members of the Armed Forces and their families from military to civilian life.

Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2013-03-06	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2013-03-06	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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/113th-congress/house-resolution/104/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres104/BILLS-113hres104ih.pdf