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HR 4342 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Education Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal employees Manpower training programs Persian Gulf War Veterans' education Veterans' employment Veterans' organizations Veterans' rehabilitation Vietnam veterans

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand job assistance programs for Vietnam era veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 1992
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Jun 9, 1992
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 9, 1992
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 9, 1992
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 9, 1992
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jun 9, 1992
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jun 9, 1992
Mr. Montgomery moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 8, 1992
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320.
Jun 8, 1992
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Jun 4, 1992
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Armed Services for a period ending not later than June 8, 1992 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule X.
Jun 4, 1992
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 102-547, Part I. pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule X.
May 28, 1992
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 28, 1992
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment.
Mar 12, 1992
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 12, 1992
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Feb 27, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 27, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expands the eligibility for the veterans' readjustment appointment program (a program providing Federal employment opportunities for veterans) to include all Vietnam era veterans (currently includes Vietnam era veterans with service-connected disabilities or those having received campaign badges for active-duty service in a campaign or expedition).

Expands the eligibility for the disabled veterans' outreach program to include disabled veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

What's happening now June 12, 1992

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 27, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4342: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand job assistance programs for Vietnam era veterans, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4342/
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"H.R. 4342: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand job assistance programs for Vietnam era veterans, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4342/.
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H.R. 4342, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4342/.
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