Service Members' Enhanced Transition Services Act of 2005
Latest action · Jun 21, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Service Members' Enhanced Transition Services Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary concerned to transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the service medical records of each Armed Forces member who is entitled to preseparation counseling and other services.
Directs the Secretary concerned to: (1) require preseparation counseling for members (including officers) of reserve components being separated from service on active duty for more than 30 days; and (2) ensure that commanders authorize such members to obtain counseling during duty time.
Requires preseparation counseling on: (1) certification and licensure requirements for civilian occupations; (2) civilian occupations that correspond to military occupational specialties; and (3) Government employment.
Enlarges the scope of counseling topics.
Extends preseparation counseling to members of the National Guard being separated from long-term duty.
States that counseling locations shall include: (1) military installations; (2) armories and military family support centers of the National Guard; (3) Armed Forces inpatient medical care facilities; and (4) locations reasonably convenient for members on the temporary disability retired list.
Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to require participation in the Department of Labor transitional services program unless members previously participated in the program or are returning to previously held employment or educational pursuits.
Enlarges the scope of the Department of Labor transitional services program.
Makes members of the reserve components being separated from service on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and members of the National Guard being separated from full-time National Guard duty eligible for such program.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2005 to May 8, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 23, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | May 8, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 4, 2005 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2005 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 4, 2005 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jun 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- May 4, 2005Introduced in House
- May 4, 2005Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-533 | LOOKING AT OUR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS: HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY?71 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 16, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-9 | SEAMLESS TRANSITION110 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 19, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve transition assistance provided to members of the Armed Forces being discharged, released from active duty, or retired, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Service Members' Enhanced Transition Services Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Commerce
- Counseling
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability evaluation
- Disabled
- Education
- Employee rights
- Employee selection
- Employee training
- Entrepreneurs
- Federal employees
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Health
- Homeless
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing subsidies
- Job hunting
- Labor and Employment
- Medical records
- Military bases
- Military discharges
- Military hospitals
- Military medicine
- Military personnel
- National Guard
- Officer personnel
- Physical examinations
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' education
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions
- Vocational and technical education
- Vocational guidance
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.