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H.R. 1242In committee

Hire Veterans Act

Introduced: Feb 12, 2025

Latest action date: Feb 12, 2025

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Feb 12, 2025

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Feb 12, 2025

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Armed Forces and National Security

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Aviation and airportsBiological and life sciencesCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEarth sciencesEcologyEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGeography and mappingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHydrology and hydrographyInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationOutdoor recreationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Bill Summary

Hire Veterans Act

This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a five-year pilot program to recruit veterans with relevant strengths and abilities and refer them to positions in federal land management agencies (e.g., the National Park Service).

OPM shall conduct tests of certain strengths and abilities for veterans participating in the program. After testing, federal land management agencies may offer non-competitive career-conditional appointments to such veterans demonstrating necessary strengths and abilities. Such agencies may also refer veterans not demonstrating sufficient strengths and abilities in the tests to training programs, and then re-administer such tests until the veteran qualifies for a non-competitive career-conditional appointment.

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  1. Introduced in House

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  2. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.

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  3. Introduced in House

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