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H.R. 7544 94th Congress House

A bill to exclude from certain job preference programs veterans who deserted from the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era and who are awarded other than dishonorable discharges under the Presidential…

Official title: A bill to exclude from certain job preference programs veterans who deserted from the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era and who are awarded other than dishon… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to exclude from certain job preference programs veterans who deserted from the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era and who are awarded other than dishonorable discharges under the Presidential clemency program.

Introduced: June 3, 1975 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National SecurityDesertionLabor and EmploymentVeterans' employment
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This bill died when the 94th Congress ended
It never became law before the 94th Congress (1975–1976) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 1975
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 3, 1975
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 3, 1975
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 1975

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides for the exclusion from job preference programs of those veterans who deserted from the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era and who are awarded other than dishonorable discharges under the Presidential clemency program.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7544: A bill to exclude from certain job preference programs veterans who deserted from the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era and who are awarded other than dishonorable discharges under the Presidential clemency program.. 94th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-7544/
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"H.R. 7544: A bill to exclude from certain job preference programs veterans who deserted from the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era and who are awarded other than dishonorable discharges under the Presidential clemency program.." 94th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-7544/.
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H.R. 7544, 94th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-7544/.
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[H.R. 7544: A bill to exclude from certain job preference programs veterans who deserted from the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era and who are awarded other than dishonorable discharges under the Presidential clemency program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-7544/)
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