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HR 1157 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Merit Systems Protection Board Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Reassignment Protection Act

Introduced: February 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 24, 2009
Introduced in House
 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.

What's happening now May 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2