US Congress Senate Bill 2594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies the eligibility criteria for certain veterans to qualify for a preference in the federal hiring process. Specifically, an individual who is honorably discharged from active duty service is eligible for a veterans' preference, if the active duty service was performed for more than 180 total days (currently, consecutive days). Additionally, a retired member of the Armed Forces is eligible for a veterans' preference, even if the retiree (1) is not a disabled veteran and (2) retired at or above the rank of major or its equivalent.

Veterans’ Preference Parity Act

Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424.
2020-02-13	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with amendments. Without written report.
2020-01-29	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-09-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2594/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2594/BILLS-116s2594is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2594/BILLS-116s2594rs.pdf