Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5957
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Disability and paralysis
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Transportation employees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: 

Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016

 
This bill applies federal civil service requirements to leave used by disabled armed forces veterans in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
 
To verify that leave credited to such an employee is used for treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall certify to FAA Human Resource Management that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider.

action_date: 2016-09-20
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016

 
(Sec. 2) This bill applies federal civil service requirements to leave used by disabled armed forces veterans in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
 
To verify that leave credited to such an employee is used for treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall certify to FAA Human Resource Management that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5699)
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5699)
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5957.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5699-5700)
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Mr. Zeldin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 604.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-771.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-771.
action_date: 2016-09-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-09-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Introduced in House