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HR 6401 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Nursing Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

To require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 13, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 13, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 13, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a one-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to facilitate their access to websites that: (1) match such veterans with available jobs based on skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Requires the Secretary to provide such veterans with assistance in using such facilities.

Repeals a required annual report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the use of authorities for retaining experienced nurses in the Veterans Health Administration.

What's happening now September 21, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6401: To require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6401/
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"H.R. 6401: To require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6401/.
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H.R. 6401, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6401/.
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[H.R. 6401: To require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6401/)
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