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H.R. 8237 116th Congress House

Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remediesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsMerit Systems Protection Board
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Military personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reserves
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 14, 2020
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 Latest action September 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act

This bill updates employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services by making arbitration requirements unenforceable unless the parties consent to such arbitration in relation to employment or reemployment claims.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • S 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 8207 Justice for Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Walorski, Jackie
· Sep 15, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 14, 2020
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 14, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 14, 2020
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8237: Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8237/
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"H.R. 8237: Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8237/.
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