Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William ‘Bill’ Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · May 22, 2019 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make improvements to the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) that serves members of the Armed Forces who separate, retire, or are discharged from service. Among other requirements, the bill extends by five years the pilot program for providing off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses. Labor must select no fewer than 50 locations to implement the training, and at least 20 shall be states with a high rate of veteran unemployment.
The bill requires the VA to make grants to eligible organizations for the provision of transition assistance.
Additionally, the bill requires the VA to enter an agreement with an independent entity with experience in adult education to report on the efficacy of TAP. The VA must also conduct a five-year longitudinal study of TAP on three separate cohorts who have separated from the Armed Forces.
Finally, the bill grants access to the VA and Labor to certain information reported by employers to states' new hire directories in order to track employment of veterans.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2019 to May 20, 2019; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Apr 15, 2019 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Apr 15, 2019 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Apr 15, 2019 |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Original | Apr 15, 2019 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Apr 15, 2019 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 17, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | May 20, 2019 |
Committees 3
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 Apr 15, 2019Reported May 20, 2019 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred May 1, 2019Markup May 1, 2019Reported May 1, 2019 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2019Discharged May 20, 2019 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 16, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2019Discharged May 20, 2019 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Received in the Senate.
- May 21, 2019Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 21, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4035-4039)
- May 21, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2326.
- May 21, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4035-4036)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4035–H4039Text printed H4035 | David P. Roe R-TN, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Jodey C. Arrington R-TX, Joe Cunningham D-SC, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Levin D-CA | May 21, 2019 |
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
- May 20, 2019H.R. 2326, Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William ″Bill″ Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 65, April 15, 2019, page H3271.
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. 116-51 | MAKING HUD-VASH WORK FOR ALL VETERAN COMMUNITIES72 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-32 | COMBATING VETERAN HOMELESSNESS IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA56 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 16, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1599 | Veterans Armed for Success Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Social Security Act, to amend the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012, and to direct the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Labor, and Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to take certain actions to improve transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces who separate, retire, or are discharged from the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William ‘Bill’ Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Adult education and literacy
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Mental health
- Military personnel and dependents
- Personnel records
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Received in Senate
- May 21, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2019Reported in House
- Apr 15, 2019Introduced 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.
