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HR 696 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agent of the federal government from filing vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What's happening now January 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 54
All 54 Democratic 51 Republican 1
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2017
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 12, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 2, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 20, 2017
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 8, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 6, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 2, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2017
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 1, 2017
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 1, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 1, 2017
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 1, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 16, 2017
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 15, 2017
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 13, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 13, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 9, 2017
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 9, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 6, 2017
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 3, 2017
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 3, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2017
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Feb 3, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 2, 2017
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 1, 2017
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 1, 2017
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 1, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 1, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2017
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Jan 31, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 30, 2017
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 30, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2017
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 30, 2017
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2017
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 27, 2017
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 27, 2017
Delaney, John
· Jan 27, 2017
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 27, 2017
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 27, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jan 27, 2017
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2017
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 27, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 27, 2017
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 27, 2017
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 27, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · Jan 27, 2017
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