Careers for Heroes Act

Summary

Careers for Heroes Act - Directs the head of each federal agency other than the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan for exercising, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, authority to make veterans recruitment appointments and authority under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that, under such plans, agencies shall appoint no less than 15,000 qualified covered veterans during such period. (Covered veterans include those who: (1) are disabled or recently separated; (2) served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or (3) while serving on active duty, participated in a military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded.)

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Timeline

1. 21 November 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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

2. 21 November 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 November 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 December 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 November 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 November 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 November 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 November 2013

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Sponsors

• David Reichert · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Careers for Veterans Act of 2013
• related to ← Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013
• related to ← Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
• related to ← Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
• related to ← Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014