Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009
Latest action · May 20, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2009
- Passed HouseMay 19, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009 - Provides for the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by federal agencies. Authorizes such an individual to file a complaint with the Special Counsel. (Under current law, such individual may only file a complaint with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs).
Directs the Special Counsel to investigate and attempt to resolve any complaint so filed. Requires the Special Counsel, if unable to resolve a complaint, to notify the complainant of: (1) the results of the investigation; and (2) the complainant's entitlement to proceed with the enforcement of such rights through referral to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 270 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed423–0 | May 19, 2009 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 Feb 13, 2009Markup May 6, 2009Reported May 14, 2009 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2009Hearings Mar 4, 2009Markup Mar 19, 2009Reported Mar 19, 2009 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 20, 2009 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 19, 2009Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 19, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5725-5726)
- May 19, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1089.
- May 19, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 19, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5766)
- May 19, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H5725)
- May 19, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2009The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 14, 2009Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-111.
- May 14, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 55.
- May 6, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 6, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 19, 2009Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 19, 2009Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Mar 4, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1218 | Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ | May 20, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5725, H5726Text printed H5725Recorded votes H5766enact | Bob Filner D-CA, John Boozman R-AR, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD | May 19, 2009 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 13, 2009H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 6, 2009</p>
- May 13, 2009H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 6, 2009
Printed hearings 1
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. 111-5 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 147, H.R. 228, H.R. 297, H.R. 466, H.R. 929, H.R. 942, H.R. 950, H.R. 1088, H.R. 1089, AND H.R. 117182 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 4, 2009 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and reemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2009Referred in Senate
- May 19, 2009Engrossed in House
- May 14, 2009Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced 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.
