HR 4247
113th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Disability and paralysis
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2014
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Plain-English summary
Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act - Entitles a veteran who has a service-connected disability or combination of service-connected disabilities rated as not less than 70% disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and who receives a passing grade in an examination for entrance into the federal competitive service to 15 additional points above his or her earned rating.
Requires a hiring agency to notify individuals who received a passing grade on an entrance examination in 2014 before the enactment of this Act to determine whether they are eligible for such additional points.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1