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HR 444 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2019

Introduced: September 18, 2019 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
May 1, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 9, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2019

This bill extends eligibility for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by eliminating the 12-year time limitation on participation. Under the bill, any veteran with qualifying employment handicaps or service-connected disabilities is eligible to participate.

What's happening now May 1, 2019

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 55
All 55 Democratic 42 Republican 3
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 9, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Sep 24, 2020
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 21, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 27, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· May 14, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 5, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 5, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 7, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 7, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 7, 2020
Zeldin, Lee
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 9, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 3, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Feb 7, 2020
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jan 7, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 21, 2019
Demings, Val
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 25, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 24, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Sep 18, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jun 3, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 15, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 7, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2019
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 27, 2019
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 27, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 14, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 444: Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-444/
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