HR 5938 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018

Introduced May 23, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 25, 2018 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 23, 2018
  2. Passed HouseJul 24, 2018
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018

This bill amends the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recruiting database the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database and require that it includes for each vacant position:

  • the military occupational specialty or skill corresponding to the VA position, and
  • each qualified U.S. Armed Forces active-duty member (who elects to be listed in the database) who may be recruited to fill the position.

The database shall include the following for each qualified member of the Armed Forces: name, contact information, expected discharge date, and military occupational specialty.

The VA shall implement direct hiring and appointment procedures for vacant database positions and may authorize relocation bonuses.

The VA shall train and certify veterans who served as basic health care technicians in the Armed Forces to work as VA intermediate care technicians.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-COMike CoffmanJul 11, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred May 23, 2018Markup Jul 12, 2018Reported Jul 24, 2018
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 13, 2018Hearings Jun 13, 2018Markup Jun 27, 2018Reported Jun 27, 2018
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 25, 2018

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Jul 24, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-871.
  3. Jul 24, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.
  4. Jul 24, 2018Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Jul 24, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7142-7144)
  6. Jul 24, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5938.
  7. Jul 24, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7142-7143)
  8. Jul 24, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. Jul 12, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  10. Jul 12, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  11. Jun 27, 2018Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  12. Jun 27, 2018Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
  13. Jun 13, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  14. Jun 13, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  15. May 23, 2018Introduced in House
  16. May 23, 2018Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7142–H7144Text printed H7142David P. Roe R-TN, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, Mark Takano D-CAJul 24, 2018

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

  1. Jul 18, 2018H.R. 5938, Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 12, 2018

Constitutional authority

[Pages H4693-H4694] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. FOSTER: H.R. 5936. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8 Clause 14 of the Constitution. By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico: H.R. 5937. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution Congress shall have the power . . . ``To establish Post Offices and post Roads.'' By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico: H.R. 5938. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section I of the U.S. Constitution ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution Congress shall have the power . . . ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 85, May 23, 2018, page H4694.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-66LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2787; H.R. 3696; H.R. 5521; H.R. 5693; H.R. 5864; H.R. 5938; H.R. 5974; AND H.R. 606666 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJun 13, 2018

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018
Short Titles as Reported to House
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018
Short Titles as Passed House
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2018Referred in Senate
  2. Jul 24, 2018Engrossed in House
  3. Jul 24, 2018Reported in House
  4. May 23, 2018Introduced in House

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