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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: April 22, 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
 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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 4