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Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices.

Introduced Sep 18, 2014

Latest action (Nov 17, 2014) Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Referred to
Education and Workforce Committee Veterans' Affairs Committee Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary

This bill authorizes the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a recognition program for employers who demonstrate veteran-friendly employment practices, with coordination from the Secretaries of Defense and Commerce. The program will award the "Employment Salute Award" to eligible employers in three categories based on size: employers with 1-50 employees, 51-500 employees, and more than 500 employees. The Secretary may assess reasonable application fees from employers applying for the award, with the fees collected deposited into a separate Employment Salute Award Fund to finance the program. Recipients will be recognized on the Department of Labor website and through other public methods, though the award is non-monetary and provides recognition only. The bill must be implemented within one year of enactment.

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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors

Actions (4)
  1. Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. · house
  2. Oct 1, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
  3. Sep 18, 2014 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. · house
  4. Sep 18, 2014 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

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  • HR 4220 — Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009 · Introduced Jan 4, 2010 · Cong. 111 70%
  • S 701 — Helping Heroes Act · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 3558 — Veteran Jobs Training Act · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 4766 — Faithful Patriot Campaign Medal Act · Introduced Jul 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HRES 203 — Recognizing the roles and contributions of military animals and their valiant human handlers for bravery in both war and peace, and acknowledging the importance of honoring their valor and meritorious achievements. · Introduced Mar 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 2077 — Helping Heroes Act · Introduced Mar 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 18, 2014

Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act”.

SEC. 2. VETERAN-FRIENDLY BUSINESS AWARDS.

(a) Authorization and Criteria for Award.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor (in this Act referred as the Secretary) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly establish a program to award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices and, in coordination with the Secretaries of Defense and Commerce, shall establish criteria for determining recipients of such awards.

(b) Recognition.—An award of recognition granted under the program established by the Secretary under this Act shall be known as an Employment Salute Award.

(c) Eligibility.—

(1) Employer defined.—As used in this Act, the term “employer” means any person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States or any State or political subdivision of a State.

(2) Categories.—The Secretary shall establish different categories of employers eligible for the awards based on the size of the employers. Recognition shall be awarded separately for employers having from 1 to 50 employees, from 51 to 500 employees, and more than 500 employees.

(d) Application.—An employer seeking an award of recognition under this Act shall provide the Secretary with an application at such time and containing such information as the Secretary shall require after establishing the criteria described in subsection (a).

(e) Application Fee and Funding.—

(1) Fee authorized.—The Secretary may assess a reasonable application fee on employers seeking such an award.

(2) Establishment of fund.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a separate account for the deposit of fees collected under this subsection to be known as the Employment Salute Award Fund.

(3) Deposit.—The Secretary shall deposit any fees collected pursuant to paragraph (1) into the Fund established by paragraph (2).

(4) Use.—Amounts in the Employment Salute Award Fund shall be available to the Secretary, as provided in paragraph (5), for making expenditures to carry out the program established pursuant to subsection (a).

(5) Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated from the Employment Salute Award Fund to the Secretary for each fiscal year in which fees are collected under this subsection an amount equal to the total amount collected during the previous fiscal year from fees assessed pursuant to this subsection. Such amounts are authorized to remain available until expended.

(6) Crediting and availability of fees.—Fees authorized under paragraph (1) shall be collected and available for obligation only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

(f) Publicization.—The Secretary shall publicize the recipients of the award by listing such recipients in a separate section on the Department of Labor’s website and through such other methods as the Secretary may determine.

(g) No Monetary Award.—An award granted under a program established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be for recognition only and not be monetary in nature. <all>

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