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HR 2785 113th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Department of Labor Department of Veterans Affairs Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military education and training National Guard and reserves Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

Military Reserve Jobs Act

Introduced: July 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 22, 2013
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now July 22, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Dec 3, 2013
Renacci, James
· Nov 19, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 13, 2013
Messer, Luke
· Oct 11, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 27, 2013
LATHAM, TOM
· Sep 18, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· 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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