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HR 1637 · in committee · significant

Protect Veteran Jobs Act

What this bill does

  • This bill allows veterans to be reinstated to federal civil service jobs if they were fired without cause between January 20, 2025 and the bill's passage.
  • Veterans who lost federal positions during this period become eligible for reinstatement to their former jobs or other federal positions they qualify for.
  • Federal agencies must report to Congress through January 2029 on veteran removals, including total numbers and reasons for dismissals.

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    How would determining what qualifies as firing "without cause" work in practice, and who would decide if a veteran's dismissal meets that standard?

  2. 02

    What costs might federal agencies face in reinstating veterans to their former positions, and how could those expenses affect other agency operations?

  3. 03

    Why does the bill set the reinstatement window to begin on January 20, 2025 specifically, rather than covering all recent veteran terminations?

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Sponsor · D-CA-45

Derek Tran

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Introduced 2025-02-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  2. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H866-867)

  4. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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