HR 1637 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Protect Veteran Jobs Act

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Tran, Derek Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Feb 26, 2025

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Feb 26, 2025

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Protect Veteran Jobs Act

This bill provides reinstatement eligibility to veterans who were involuntarily removed or otherwise dismissed without cause from civil service positions from January 20, 2025, through the date of enactment of this bill. Such veterans must be eligible for reinstatement to their former positions or any other civil service positions for which they are qualified.

Each executive branch agency must regularly report through January 20, 2029, to Congress regarding veteran employees who were removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency, including the total number of employees removed and the reasons for the dismissals.

What's happening now February 26, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Lobbying activity 17

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 97

Crockett, Jasmine

Texas · Feb 9, 2026

Stevens, Haley M.

Michigan · Dec 9, 2025

Colorado · May 14, 2025

Florida · May 14, 2025

Liccardo, Sam T.

California · May 14, 2025

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · May 7, 2025

Colorado · Apr 10, 2025

Franklin, Scott

Florida · Apr 10, 2025

Vermont · Apr 8, 2025

California · Apr 1, 2025

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Mar 25, 2025

McClain Delaney, April

Maryland · Mar 24, 2025

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Mar 21, 2025

Tennessee · Mar 21, 2025

Conaway, Herbert C.

New Jersey · Mar 21, 2025

Connolly, Gerald E.

Virginia · Mar 21, 2025

Dean, Madeleine

Pennsylvania · Mar 21, 2025

Oregon · Mar 21, 2025

Fletcher, Lizzie

Texas · Mar 21, 2025

Maryland · Mar 21, 2025

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Mar 21, 2025

Morrison, Kelly

Minnesota · Mar 11, 2025

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Mar 11, 2025

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Mar 11, 2025

Castro, Joaquin

Texas · Mar 10, 2025

Sherrill, Mikie

New Jersey · Mar 6, 2025

California · Mar 4, 2025

Minnesota · Mar 4, 2025

Texas · Mar 4, 2025

Illinois · Mar 4, 2025

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Mar 3, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Mar 3, 2025

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Mar 3, 2025

Connecticut · Mar 3, 2025

New York · Mar 3, 2025

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Mar 3, 2025

Peters, Scott H.

California · Mar 3, 2025

Friedman, Laura

California · Feb 27, 2025

Connecticut · Feb 27, 2025

California · Feb 27, 2025

New York · Feb 27, 2025

Ansari, Yassamin

Arizona · Feb 26, 2025

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Feb 26, 2025

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2025

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Feb 26, 2025

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · Feb 26, 2025

Indiana · Feb 26, 2025

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Feb 26, 2025

Correa, J. Luis

California · Feb 26, 2025

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1637: Protect Veteran Jobs Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1637/

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"H.R. 1637: Protect Veteran Jobs Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1637/.

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H.R. 1637, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1637/.

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