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H.R. 6455 112th Congress House

Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012

Official title: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AppropriationsCemeteries and funeralsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversight
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Department of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy researchFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelHistoric sites and heritage areasInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLand use and conservationLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMedicareMilitary education and trainingMotor carriersNursingOil and gasResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentTax administration and collection, taxpayersUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical careVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 11, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Oct 11, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Oct 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Oct 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 20, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and 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.
Sep 20, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to: (1) match veterans with available jobs based on veterans' skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs.

Directs the Secretary, as a condition of a grant or contract to a state for certain veterans' employment and training programs, to require the state to demonstrate the consideration of any military training received by a veteran when approving or denying a commercial driver's license or a certification to be a nursing assistant or certified nursing assistant, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for specified veterans' benefits contracts and grants to ensure that each state receives sufficient funding to support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and one local veterans' employment representative per 5,000 square miles of service delivery area within the state.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, during the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide the Transition Assistance Program to veterans and their spouses at locations other than military installations in at least three and up to five states selected by the Secretary based on the highest rates of veteran unemployment.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a 100% continuous levy upon the property and rights of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) providers and suppliers neglecting or refusing to pay taxes.

Repeals provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 providing for a program for the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production.

Permits the Secretary of State to deny, revoke, or limit a passport to any individual upon receiving certification from the Secretary of the Treasury that such individual has a delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3457 Identical bill Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
  • HR 6563 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
  • S 3429 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
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