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HR 5894 109th Congress House

Veterans Reassignment Protection Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment.

Introduced: November 13, 2006 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative remediesArmed Forces and National SecurityDismissal of employeesEmployee rights
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Federal employeesGovernment paperworkLabor and EmploymentLawMerit Systems Protection BoardRelocationVeterans' benefitsVeterans' employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 26, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Reassignment Protection Act - Prohibits a preference eligible federal employee (including a preference eligible serving in or under the U.S. Postal Service) from being involuntarily separated for failing to accept a directed reassignment to a position outside his or her commuting area or to accompany a position outside of such area pursuant to a transfer of function unless such preference eligible: (1) receives written notice of the reassignment at least 30 days before the effective date of the reassignment; and (2) is allowed to elect to have the selection of employees for release conducted in the same manner as would be required in the case of a reduction in force.

Entitles a preference eligible involuntarily separated in the circumstances described above to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board any failure to comply with the requirements of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 6, 2006
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 14, 2006
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Nov 13, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5894: Veterans Reassignment Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5894/
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