HIRE Vets Act
Latest action · Nov 30, 2016 Received in the Senate.
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 29, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 29, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016 or the HIRE Vets Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information from employers for purposes of recognizing, by the award of a HIRE Vets Medallion, verified efforts by these employers to: (1) recruit, employ, and retain veterans; and (2) provide community and charitable services supporting the veteran community.
Labor shall annually: (1) solicit voluntary medallion applications from employers, and (2) review applications and present the President with a list of recipients.
The President shall annually present the medallion and corresponding certificate to recipients at a time to coincide with the annual commemoration of Veterans Day.
Labor shall begin soliciting applications by January 31, stop accepting applications not earlier than April 30, and finish application review by August 31. The President shall notify chosen applicants no later than October 11. Medallions shall be awarded in November.
(Sec. 3) Labor shall establish two levels of medallions for large and small employers, to be designated the Gold HIRE Vets Medallion and the Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion. The bill prescribes awards criteria.
(Sec. 4) A recipient: (1) may publicly display the medallion and certificate through the end of the calendar year, and (2) may not publicly display the award as part of any advertisement implying receipt of the award for any calendar year other than the one in which it was awarded.
(Sec. 5) The bill establishes the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund.
Labor may assess a reasonable medallion application fee and shall deposit such fees into the fund.
(Sec. 6) Beginning two years after enactment of this bill, Labor shall submit annual reports on fees, program costs, the number of applications, and the medallions awarded, including the name and medallion level of each recipient.
(Sec. 7) The bill excludes from the definition of "employer" the federal government, any state, or any foreign state.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2015 to May 18, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | May 13, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | May 18, 2016 |
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 Jul 29, 2015Markup May 18, 2016Reported Sep 6, 2016 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Aug 6, 2015Hearings Apr 14, 2016Markup May 11, 2016Reported May 11, 2016 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2016Received in the Senate.
- Nov 29, 2016Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 29, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6340-6343)
- Nov 29, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3286.
- Nov 29, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6340-6341)
- Nov 29, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 6, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-708.
- Sep 6, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 547.
- May 18, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2016Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 11, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 11, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Apr 14, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Aug 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1167)
- Jul 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6825 | Thom Tillis R-NC | Dec 7, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6340–H6343Text printed H6340 | Jeff Miller R-FL, Mark Takano D-CA, Paul Cook R-CA, Tulsi Gabbard D-HI | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1167 | Paul Cook R-CA | Jul 29, 2015 |
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 estimate
- Jul 29, 2016H.R. 3286, Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 18, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 121, July 29, 2015, page H5770.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2263 | HIRE Vets Act | Related bill | Nov 10, 2015 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To encourage effective, voluntary private sector investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual presidential awards to private sector employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- HIRE Vets Act
- Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- HIRE Vets Act
- Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- HIRE Vets Act
- Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2016Received in Senate
- Nov 29, 2016Engrossed in House
- Sep 6, 2016Reported in House
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
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