Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act
Latest action · Aug 20, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act - Requires that a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 179 days for a contingency operation or a homeland defense mission be: (1) retained on active duty in the Armed Forces for 90 days after the end of the member's demobilization from a deployment; (2) allowed to use accrued leave; and (3) paid specified pay and allowances.
Allows a member to be released from such retention if the member requests release after the first 15 days of the retention.
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide each member so retained (and, as practicable, appropriate family members) reintegration counseling and services.
Amends Internal Revenue Code work opportunity tax credit provisions, with regard to unemployed veterans living in counties where the unemployment is over a specified national threshold, to increase the credit from 40% to 50% and the maximum first-year wages which may be taken into account from $6,000 to $10,000.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a competitive grant program to assist veterans in rural areas to travel to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 28, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Jul 28, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 28, 2009 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Jul 28, 2009 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jul 28, 2009 |
Committees 3
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 Jul 28, 2009 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Aug 20, 2009 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 31, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 20, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jul 31, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 28, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2009Referred to House Armed Services
- Jul 28, 2009Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.
- Jul 28, 2009Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
- Jul 28, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1426 | National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act | Related bill | Jul 9, 2009 |
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 provide for the retention on active duty after demobilization of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense missions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Employee leave
- Health care coverage and access
- Income tax credits
- Military personnel and dependents
- National Guard and reserves
- Rural conditions and development
- Transportation costs
- Unemployment
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2009Introduced in House
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