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HCONRES 5 110th Congress House Commemorations Armed Forces and National Security Labor and Employment Special weeks Veterans' employment

Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 31, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 73).(text: CR 1/30/2007 H1010)
Jan 31, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 31, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 31, 2007
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1113)
Jan 30, 2007
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jan 30, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 5.
Jan 30, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1010-1014)
Jan 30, 2007
Mr. Holt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jan 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the importance of the men and women who have served or who currently serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Supports the designation of an appropriate week as Hire a Veteran Week.

Encourages the President to issue a proclamation calling upon employers, labor organizations, veterans service organizations, and federal, state, and local governmental agencies to lend their support to increase employment of the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces.

What's happening now January 31, 2007

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 29, 2007
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 29, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 16, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 5: Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-5/
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"H. Con. Res. 5: Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-5/.
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H. Con. Res. 5, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-5/.
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