Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act
Latest action · Dec 3, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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.
- IntroducedNov 4, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act
This bill directs the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish jointly a program to award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (Employment Salute Awards) and, in coordination with the Departments of Defense and Commerce, establish criteria for determining award recipients.
The Employment Salute Award Fund is established in the Treasury for the deposit of employer award application fees collected under this Act.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2015 to Sep 22, 2016; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 22, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2015 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2015 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Dec 3, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Nov 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 4, 2015Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 164, November 4, 2015, page H7742.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2015Introduced in House
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