To exempt certain veterans and other individuals from the application of the hiring freeze.
USA115th CongressHR-1001| House
| Updated: 2/13/2017
Stephen F. Lynch
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (35)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Government Operations and Politics
Disability and paralysisEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
To exempt certain veterans and other individuals from the application of the hiring freeze.
USA115th CongressHR-1001| House
| Updated: 2/13/2017
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Stephen F. Lynch
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (35)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability and paralysisEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation