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Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1124| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2021
Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón

Republican Representative

Puerto Rico

Cosponsors (5)
Clay Higgins (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2021 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 116-846
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5938
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-846
    Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5938
    Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018


  • February 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • March 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Armed Forces and National Security

Congressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth personnelMental healthMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsTransportation costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1124| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2021
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2021 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 116-846
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5938
Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-846
    Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5938
    Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018


  • February 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • March 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón

Republican Representative

Puerto Rico

Cosponsors (5)
Clay Higgins (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth personnelMental healthMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsTransportation costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation