To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Latest action · Sep 29, 2010 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.
- IntroducedJun 29, 2010
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Requires each individual employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a vocational rehabilitation counselor to: (1) have completed a masters degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling before such employment; (2) obtain certification within five years after obtaining such employment; and (3) maintain such certification as a condition of continued employment.
Requires each individual employed as a vocational rehabilitation employment coordinator to: (1) have completed a bachelors degree in the relevant field before such employment; (2) obtain certification within five years after obtaining such employment; and (3) maintain such certification as a condition of continued employment.
Requires the Director of the VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to develop a remediation plan for a counselor or coordinator who fails to meet any applicable condition and which the counselor or coordinator must complete in order to continue employment.
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 Jun 29, 2010Markup Sep 15, 2010Reported Sep 28, 2010 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jul 2, 2010 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2010 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 28, 2010Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-627.
- Sep 28, 2010Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 367.
- Sep 28, 2010Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 28, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7019-7020)
- Sep 28, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5630.
- Sep 28, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7020)
- Sep 28, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2010Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 15, 2010Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 2, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jun 29, 2010Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7019, H7020Text printed H7020 | Bob Filner D-CA, Steve Buyer R-IN | Sep 28, 2010 |
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
Titles 1
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 qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2010Engrossed in House
- Sep 28, 2010Reported in House
- Jun 29, 2010Introduced in House
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