To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.
USA117th CongressHR-2789| House
| Updated: 7/14/2021
Conor Lamb
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (13)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)James R. Baird (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Economic Opportunity Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to jointly establish a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to the conservation and resource management activities of USDA and Interior. The VA, USDA, Interior, and the Department of Defense (DOD) are authorized to enter into a partnership to include the pilot program as part of the Skillbridge program, which is a DOD program to provide training to members who are transitioning out of service in the Armed Forces. The bill also requires the VA to establish guidelines containing best practices for other federal agencies that carry out programs to employ veterans who are transitioning from service in the Armed Forces.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Armed Forces and National Security
Agricultural conservation and pollutionCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLand use and conservationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.
USA117th CongressHR-2789| House
| Updated: 7/14/2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to jointly establish a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to the conservation and resource management activities of USDA and Interior. The VA, USDA, Interior, and the Department of Defense (DOD) are authorized to enter into a partnership to include the pilot program as part of the Skillbridge program, which is a DOD program to provide training to members who are transitioning out of service in the Armed Forces. The bill also requires the VA to establish guidelines containing best practices for other federal agencies that carry out programs to employ veterans who are transitioning from service in the Armed Forces.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Conor Lamb
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (13)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)James R. Baird (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Economic Opportunity Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLand use and conservationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation