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H.R. 2785 113th Congress House

Military Reserve Jobs Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the hiring of veterans by the Federal Government and State governments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative remediesDepartment of LaborDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployment discrimination and employee rights
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary education and trainingNational Guard and reservesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care
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Jul 22, 2013
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action July 22, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Reserve Jobs Act - Grants hiring preferences for federal employment to members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who: (1) have successfully completed officer candidate training or entry level and skill training and have incurred, or are performing, a 6-year commitment with a reserve component (3 point preference); (2) have completed at least 10 years of service with a reserve component and have earned at least 50 retirement points per year (4 point preference); or (3) are retired from service in a reserve component and are eligible for, but have not yet begun receiving, retired pay for non-regular service (5 point preference). Extends the appeals process for veterans employed by the Veterans Health Administration for violations of preference rights.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1320 Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 2
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Nov 17, 2014
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2014
Enyart, William
· Feb 6, 2014
Negrete McLeod, Gloria
· Jan 9, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Dec 3, 2013
Renacci, James
· Nov 19, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 13, 2013
Nunnelee, Alan
· Oct 30, 2013
Messer, Luke
· Oct 11, 2013
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 27, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 27, 2013
LATHAM, TOM
· Sep 18, 2013
Nugent, Richard
· Sep 10, 2013
Fitzpatrick, Michael
· Aug 2, 2013
Bentivolio, Kerry
· Jul 22, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 22, 2013
Speier, Jackie
· Jul 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2785: Military Reserve Jobs Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2785/
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"H.R. 2785: Military Reserve Jobs Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2785/.
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H.R. 2785, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2785/.
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