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HR 6253 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

CERT Act

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Collaborating for Economic Reintegration of Troops Act or the CERT Act

This bill establishes the Commission on Veteran Certification Standards which shall:

  • examine the challenges confronting members of the Armed Forces and their spouses upon post-service entry into the civilian workforce;
  • determine best state practices and evaluate efforts to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining professional credentials to facilitate the transfer of military skills and certifications to civilian settings;
  • identify industries and jobs that can most benefit from military experience;
  • develop recommended Blue Star credentialing standards and design evaluation criteria that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs can use to evaluate state and territory utilization of such standards; and
  • develop related administrative recommendations.
What's happening now October 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6253: CERT Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6253/
MLA
"H.R. 6253: CERT Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6253/.
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H.R. 6253, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6253/.
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