Careers for Heroes Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 21, 2013)
Careers for Heroes Act - Directs the head of each federal agency other than the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan for exercising, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, authority to make veterans recruitment appointments and authority under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998.
Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that, under such plans, agencies shall appoint no less than 15,000 qualified covered veterans during such period. (Covered veterans include those who: (1) are disabled or recently separated; (2) served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or (3) while serving on active duty, participated in a military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded.)
What just happenedDec 11, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 21, 2013
- Dec 11, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House