Veterans’ Preference Parity Act

Bill: 116-s-2594
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-09-26
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee hiring

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Veterans' Preference Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for certain veterans to qualify for a preference in the federal hiring process.</p> <p>Specifically, an individual who is honorably discharged from active duty service is eligible for a veterans' preference, if the active duty service was performed for more than 180 total days (currently, consecutive days).</p> <p>Additionally, a retired member of the Armed Forces is eligible for a veterans' preference, even if the retiree (1) is not a disabled veteran and (2) retired at or above the rank of major or its equivalent.</p>

action_date: 2020-02-13
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Veterans' Preference Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for certain veterans to qualify for a preference in the federal hiring process.</p> <p>Specifically, an individual who is honorably discharged from active duty service is eligible for a veterans' preference, if the active duty service was performed for more than 180 total days (currently, consecutive days).</p> <p>Additionally, a retired member of the Armed Forces is eligible for a veterans' preference, even if the retiree (1) is not a disabled veteran and (2) retired at or above the rank of major or its equivalent.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2594 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2019 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Preference Parity Act . 2. Extension of veterans’ preference to all retired members of the Armed Forces Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking consecutive and inserting total ; and (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking consecutive and inserting total ; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (4) of this section or ; (B) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking and at the end; (C) in subparagraph (H), by adding and at the end; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: (I) a retired member of the armed forces; ; (3) by striking paragraph (4); and (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 424 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2594 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2019 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs February 13, 2020 Reported by Mr. Moran , with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Preference Parity Act . 2. Extension of veterans’ preference to all retired members of the Armed Forces Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking consecutive and inserting total ; and (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking consecutive and inserting total ; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (4) of this section or ; (B) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking and at the end; (C) in subparagraph (H), by adding and at the end; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: (I) a retired member of the armed forces; ; and (E) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (I), as added by subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, by adding and at the end; (3) by striking paragraph (4); and (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

February 13, 2020 Reported with amendments