Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 13, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017
This bill declares that notwithstanding any presidential action to prevent a federal agency from filling or creating federal civilian employee positions, an agency may appoint an individual to such a position that will be filled by an individual who is a preference eligible veteran, disabled veteran, or a specified relative of a veteran.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2017 to Mar 22, 2017; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Mar 22, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 22, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Mar 22, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H1226 | Stephen F. Lynch D-MA | Feb 15, 2017 |
| House | Lists H1125H.R. 1001–1028 | — | Feb 13, 2017 |
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. 163, no. 25, February 13, 2017, page H1125.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-15 | THE 2016 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION171 pages | Financial Services Committee | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Serial No. 115-16 | VA: PATH TO REFORM65 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Mar 1, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exempt certain veterans and other individuals from the application of the hiring freeze.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced 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.
