Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 10, 2018 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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.
- IntroducedDec 10, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018
This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate based on an individual's military service and amends the Fair Housing Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prohibit housing discrimination against members of the uniformed services.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 10, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Dec 10, 2018 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Dec 10, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 10, 2018 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Dec 10, 2018 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Dec 10, 2018 |
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 Dec 10, 2018 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2018Introduced in House
- Dec 10, 2018Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 164, no. 194, December 10, 2018, page H9821.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 501 | Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Apr 29, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Housing discrimination
- Labor-management relations
- Marketing and advertising
- National Guard and reserves
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2018Introduced 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.
