HR 4031 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Retain Skilled Veterans Act

Introduced Jun 22, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Blake D. Moore R-UT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 22, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 22, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Retain Skilled Veterans Act

This bill modifies the restriction related to the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to certain civil service positions in the Department of Defense. Under the bill, the 180-day waiting period before a retired member may be appointed to a position only applies to those positions in the excepted or competitive service classified at or above GS-14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent).

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalJun 22, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersJul 20, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOct 19, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOct 19, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudDec 8, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceFeb 25, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jun 22, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jun 22, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 108, June 22, 2021, page H3006.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 939Retain Skilled Veterans ActReintroduced BillFeb 9, 2023
S 2161Retain Skilled Veterans ActIdentical billJun 22, 2021

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To modify the restriction in section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the Department of Defense to apply to positions at or above the GS-14 level.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Retain Skilled Veterans Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2021Introduced in House

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