Improving Veterans' Reemployment Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 29, 2007 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Veterans' Reemployment Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to include, in a currently-required annual report to Congress concerning the enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights: (1) the number of cases reviewed by the Secretary of Defense under the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of the Department of Defense; and (2) the number of cases which are disability-related. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that the information required to be submitted is categorized in a uniform way; and (2) also submit all reported information to the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General, and the Office of Special Counsel.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2007 to Jul 16, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Mar 21, 2007 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Jul 16, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2007 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2007Hearings Jun 21, 2007Markup Jun 29, 2007Reported Jun 29, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 29, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jun 21, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 21, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-83 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 4883, H.R. 4884, H.R. 4889, H.R. 4539, H.R. 3646, H.R. 5664, H.R. 3798, H.R. 3393, H.R. 3298, H.R. 3467, H.R. 3889, H.R. 3681 AND H.R. 5684108 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 16, 2008 |
| S. Hrg. 110-766 | PROTECTING THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES97 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Nov 8, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-30 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1750, H.R. 1824, H.R. 1598, H.R. 1315, H.R. 1240, H.R. 675, H.R. 513, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2475, H.R. 1632, H.R. 112, H.R. 2579, AND H.R. 1370102 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 21, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the annual report required on veterans' reemployment rights.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Improving Veterans' Reemployment Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2007Introduced 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.
