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S 517 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management National Guard and reserves Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 14, 2019
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Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019

This bill establishes tiered hiring preferences for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

The bill grants (1) a 2-point preference to current members of a reserve component who have completed at least 6 years of service in a reserve component and were credited with at least 50 retirement points in each year of service, and (2) a 3-point preference to current members of a reserve component who have completed a least 10 years of service and were credited with at least 50 retirement points in each year of service.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve component and the impact of this bill on the hiring of reservists and veterans by the federal government.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Apr 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 517: Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-517/
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