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Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-846| House 
| Updated: 2/22/2019
Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón

Republican Representative

Puerto Rico

Cosponsors (14)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Clay Higgins (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Joe Cunningham (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Ross Spano (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019 This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) current recruiting database by requiring the VA to maintain a single searchable database to be known as the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database . With respect to vacant positions for critical jobs or mental health professionals, the database must list (1) the military occupational specialty or skill that corresponds to the position, and (2) each qualified member of the Armed Forces who may be recruited to fill the position before such qualified member has been discharged and released from active duty. Qualified members of the Armed Forces are those service members who (1) are being separated or recently separated from active duty, (2) elect to be listed in the database, and (3) have been determined by the VA to have a military occupational specialty. The database must list the following for each qualified member of the Armed Forces: name, contact information, expected discharge date, and military occupational specialty. The VA must implement direct hiring and appointment procedures for vacant database positions and may authorize relocation bonuses. The bill also requires the VA to train and certify veterans who served as basic health care technicians in the Armed Forces to work as VA intermediate care technicians.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5938
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5938
    Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018


  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 29, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • February 22, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Armed Forces and National Security

Congressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-846| House 
| Updated: 2/22/2019
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019 This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) current recruiting database by requiring the VA to maintain a single searchable database to be known as the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database . With respect to vacant positions for critical jobs or mental health professionals, the database must list (1) the military occupational specialty or skill that corresponds to the position, and (2) each qualified member of the Armed Forces who may be recruited to fill the position before such qualified member has been discharged and released from active duty. Qualified members of the Armed Forces are those service members who (1) are being separated or recently separated from active duty, (2) elect to be listed in the database, and (3) have been determined by the VA to have a military occupational specialty. The database must list the following for each qualified member of the Armed Forces: name, contact information, expected discharge date, and military occupational specialty. The VA must implement direct hiring and appointment procedures for vacant database positions and may authorize relocation bonuses. The bill also requires the VA to train and certify veterans who served as basic health care technicians in the Armed Forces to work as VA intermediate care technicians.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5938
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5938
    Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018


  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 29, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • February 22, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón

Republican Representative

Puerto Rico

Cosponsors (14)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Clay Higgins (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Joe Cunningham (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Ross Spano (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation