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HR 2789 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Agricultural conservation and pollution Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Land use and conservation Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.

Introduced: October 19, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jun 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and 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.
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to jointly establish a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to the conservation and resource management activities of USDA and Interior. The VA, USDA, Interior, and the Department of Defense (DOD) are authorized to enter into a partnership to include the pilot program as part of the Skillbridge program, which is a DOD program to provide training to members who are transitioning out of service in the Armed Forces.

The bill also requires the VA to establish guidelines containing best practices for other federal agencies that carry out programs to employ veterans who are transitioning from service in the Armed Forces.

What's happening now July 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 4
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 13, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Oct 19, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Aug 13, 2021
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jul 30, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 28, 2021
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jul 27, 2021
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 29, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · May 28, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· May 4, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2789: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2789/
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"H.R. 2789: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2789/.
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H.R. 2789, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2789/.
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