Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act

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Introduced

28 July 2009

Last action

20 August 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summary

Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act - Requires that a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 179 days for a contingency operation or a homeland defense mission be: (1) retained on active duty in the Armed Forces for 90 days after the end of the member's demobilization from a deployment; (2) allowed to use accrued leave; and (3) paid specified pay and allowances. Allows a member to be released from such retention if the member requests release after the first 15 days of the retention. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide each member so retained (and, as practicable, appropriate family members) reintegration counseling and services. Amends Internal Revenue Code work opportunity tax credit provisions, with regard to unemployed veterans living in counties where the unemployment is over a specified national threshold, to increase the credit from 40% to 50% and the maximum first-year wages which may be taken into account from $6,000 to $10,000. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a competitive grant program to assist veterans in rural areas to travel to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities.

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Timeline

28 July 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Armed Services
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
20 August 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3358
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3358
us · 111-hr-3358 · source updated 14 August 2025