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To make veteran Federal employees who were involuntarily dismissed without cause eligible for reinstatement, to require reports from Executive agencies on the number of veteran employees fired from such agencies, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would make veteran federal employees who were involuntarily dismissed without cause since January 20, 2025 eligible for reinstatement to their former positions or other civil service jobs for which they are qualified. The bill also requires all Executive agencies to report to Congress every 90 days (starting 60 days after enactment through January 2029) on the number of veteran employees they removed or dismissed and the stated reason for each removal. These reporting requirements are designed to provide congressional oversight of agency personnel actions affecting veterans.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
10 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
Actions (2)
- Mar 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10, 2025
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To make veteran Federal employees who were involuntarily dismissed without cause eligible for reinstatement, to require reports from Executive agencies on the number of veteran employees fired from such agencies, and for other purposes.
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 “Protect Veteran Jobs Act”.
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR VETERAN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES; EXECUTIVE AGENCY REPORTS ON REMOVAL OF VETERANS.
(a) Eligibility for Reinstatement.—Any individual who is a veteran and who was involuntarily removed or otherwise dismissed without cause from a position in the civil service during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be eligible for reinstatement to such position or any other position in the civil service for which the individual is qualified.
(b) Reports Required.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until January 20, 2029, the head of each Executive agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on former employees of such agency who are veterans and were removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency.
(2) Elements.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) The total number of former employees of the agency who are veterans and were removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency during the period covered by the report.
(B) The reason for each such removal or dismissal.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) Civil service.—The term “civil service” has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code.
(3) Executive agency.—The term “Executive agency” has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(4) Veteran.—The term “veteran” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. <all>
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