United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5563 (113th)
Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act
Introduced
18 September 2014
Last action
17 November 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sponsors
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act - Directs the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) jointly establish a program to award nonmonetary Employment Salute Awards to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices; and (2) establish criteria, in coordination with the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Commerce, for determining award recipients. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish different categories of employers eligible for the awards based on the number of employees they have, and (2) publicize the award recipients by listing them in a separate section of the Department of Labor's website. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to assess a reasonable application fee on employers seeking such an award. Establishes an Employment Salute Award Fund into which those fees are to be deposited for use in carrying out the award program.
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Timeline
18 September 2014
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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
18 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Source: Committee
17 November 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 September 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5563
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5563
- us · 113-hr-5563 · source updated 23 March 2026