US Congress Senate Bill 3353 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 28 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires a state, as a condition for receipt of a grant or contract from the Department of Labor for support of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, to establish a program which issues a license or credential to a veteran without requiring any training or apprenticeship if such veteran: (1) receives a satisfactory score on completion of an examination administered by that state, and (2) has at least 10 years of experience in a military occupational specialty that is similar to the civilian occupation for which such license or credential is required.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.

Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB3555 (Related) 2012-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB6563 (Related) 2012-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3353/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3353/BILLS-112s3353is.pdf