Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 25, 2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into a contract with a non-governmental entity to conduct a longitudinal study of a statistically valid sample of each of the following groups of individuals over a period of at least five years: (1) veterans who have received intensive job counseling, training, and placement services; (2) veterans who did not receive intensive services but who otherwise received services; and (3) veterans who did not seek or receive services.
Requires the study to include the collection of specified information for each individual who participates in the study, including:
- the average number of months served on active duty,
- the distribution of disability ratings,
- unemployment benefits received,
- the average number of months employed and average individual and household annual income,
- employment status,
- whether the individual believes that any service received helped the individual to become employed,
- use of educational assistance,
- participation in a vocational rehabilitation program,
- conditions of discharge or release from the Armed Forces, and
- demographic information.
Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports on the outcomes of the study that include any information the Secretary determines is necessary to determine long-term outcomes of the individuals in such groups.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to Apr 16, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Apr 16, 2015 |
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 Feb 10, 2015 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 20, 2015Hearings Jun 2, 2015Markup Jun 25, 2015Reported Jun 25, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 25, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jun 2, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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. 22, February 10, 2015, page H917.
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 2921 | Veterans First Act | Related bill | May 16, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into a contract for the conduct of a longitudinal study of the job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans provided by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced 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.
