Veterans' Education, Employment, Rehabilitation

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US Congress 117th Congress

Veteran Education Empowerment Act [HB-3586] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/28/2021

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Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-3575] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ]
To improve Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Introduced In House on 05/28/2021

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Veteran Education Empowerment Act [S.1881] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021

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Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 [S.1944] [Veterans ]
A bill to improve Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2021

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National Climate Service Corps and Careers Network Act of 2021 [S.1928] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a national climate service corps to help communities withstand and respond to changes in the Earth's climate with respect to natural disasters, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/27/2021

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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [S.1874] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ]
A bill to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 12/02/2021

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VR&E NEED Act of 2021 Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 [S.1935] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension of the period of eligibility under the Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/27/2021

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IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for HBCU Excellence Act [S.1945] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ]
A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/27/2021

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GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 [S.1936] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of entitlement under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2021

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ACCESS to Careers Act of 2021 Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students to Careers Act of 2021 [S.1847] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community college and career training grant program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/26/2021

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Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2021 [S.1838] [Veterans ] [Finance ] [Military ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on using alternative credit scoring information for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021

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Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021 Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act of 2021 [S.1856] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/26/2021

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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [HB-3527] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ]
To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/07/2021

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COVS Act Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022 [HB-3544] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ]
To require the Administrator of General Services to transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair, distribution, and return, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Peters With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 117-224. on 12/05/2022

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Build Local, Hire Local Act [HB-3473] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ]
To establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in every community, to launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and to invest in high-quality American jobs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 07/01/2021

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Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021 [HB-3469] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Schneider Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 11/03/2021

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HIRE Act of 2021 Hiring Incentive to Return Employment Act of 2021 [HB-3449] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain adjustments to the work opportunity credit to modernize the credit and make it more effective as a hiring incentive, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi Introduced In House on 05/20/2021

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Gold Star Children Act [HB-3367] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/25/2021

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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 [HB-3442] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/09/2021

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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 [S.1734] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Agriculture ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/21/2021

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