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HR 5852 112th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and members of the armed forces receive preference with respect to employment in the…

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and members of the armed forces receive preference wit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and members of the armed forces receive preference with respect to employment in the competitive service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMarriage and family statusMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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May 18, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Entitles the spouse or unremarried widow or widower of either a veteran who performed certain active duty or a current member of the Armed Forces to receive an additional five points preference for entrance into the competitive service.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5852: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and members of the armed forces receive preference with respect to employment in the competitive service, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5852/
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"H.R. 5852: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and members of the armed forces receive preference with respect to employment in the competitive service, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5852/.
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H.R. 5852, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5852/.
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[H.R. 5852: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain veterans and members of the armed forces receive preference with respect to employment in the competitive service, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5852/)
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