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HR 8705 117th Congress House International Affairs

Veteran Recruitment Act

Introduced: August 12, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Aug 12, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Aug 12, 2022
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Veteran Recruitment Act

This bill requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for Global Media to develop and implement plans to ensure that veterans receive priority hiring recruitment.  The bill also requires the State Department to align Foreign Service positions with military ranks and to expand outreach efforts in recruiting veterans for the Foreign Service.

What's happening now August 12, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Aug 23, 2022
McKinley, David
· Aug 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8705: Veteran Recruitment Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8705/
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"H.R. 8705: Veteran Recruitment Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8705/.
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H.R. 8705, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8705/.
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[H.R. 8705: Veteran Recruitment Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8705/)
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