United StatesHouse Bill 1637HR 1637
Protect Veteran Jobs Act
Armed Forces and National Security
3 pages
- house
- senate
- president
Last progress February 26, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on February 26, 2025 by Derek Tran
House Votes
Pending Committee
February 26, 2025 (9 months ago)Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Senate Votes
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Presidential Signature
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AI Summary
This bill aims to help veterans who lost federal jobs without cause get back to work. It makes those veterans eligible to be reinstated to their old civil service job, or another federal job they qualify for, if the firing happened starting January 20, 2025, up to when the bill becomes law .
It also requires every executive branch agency to report how many veteran employees they removed and why. The first report is due within 60 days of the law taking effect, then every three months, and this reporting ends on January 20, 2029 .
- Who is affected: Veterans who were federal civil service employees and were dismissed without cause; executive branch agencies that employ them.
- What changes: Eligible veterans can be reinstated to federal jobs; agencies must file regular reports on veteran dismissals, including reasons .
- When: Covers dismissals from January 20, 2025, until enactment; reporting runs until January 20, 2029 .
Text Versions
Text as it was Introduced in House
ViewFebruary 26, 2025•3 pages
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