Protect Veteran Jobs Act

Bill: 119-hr-1637
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2025-02-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Employee hiring

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protect Veteran Jobs Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides reinstatement eligibility to veterans who were involuntarily removed or otherwise dismissed without cause from civil service positions from January 20, 2025, through the date of enactment of this bill. Such veterans must be eligible for reinstatement to their former positions or any other civil service positions for which they are qualified.</p><p>Each executive branch agency must regularly report through January 20, 2029, to Congress regarding veteran employees who were removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency, including the total number of employees removed and the reasons for the dismissals.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2025 Mr. Tran (for himself, Mr. Raskin , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. Levin , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Landsman , Ms. Titus , Ms. McBride , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Mannion , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Ansari , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Correa , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Elfreth , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Fields , Mr. Turner of Texas , Mr. Vindman , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Sorensen , Mr. Schneider , Ms. Schrier , Mr. Riley of New York , Ms. Scholten , Ms. Norton , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Hernández , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Subramanyam , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Escobar , Ms. Randall , Mr. Olszewski , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Carson , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. Min , Mr. Figures , and Mr. Hoyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To reinstate veteran Federal employees, to require reports from executive branch agencies of the Federal Government on the number of veteran employees fired from such agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Veteran Jobs Act . 2. Reinstatement eligibility for veteran Federal employees; executive branch agency reports on removal of veterans (a) Reinstatement Any individual who is a veteran and who was involuntarily removed or otherwise dismissed without cause from a civil service position during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on the date of the enactment of this section shall be eligible for reinstatement to such position or any other civil service position for which the individual is qualified. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every three months thereafter, the head of each executive branch agency of the Federal Government shall submit, to the appropriate congressional committees, a report on veteran employees of such agency who were removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency. (2) Contents Any report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) the total number of veteran employees removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency during the period covered by the report; and (B) the reason for each such removal or dismissal. (3) Sunset The requirement to submit reports under this subsection shall terminate on January 20, 2029. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; (2) the term civil service has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.