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Senate Bill 517
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 14, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Feb 14, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
517
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Ted Cruz
Texas
Democrat
Jon Tester
Montana
Republican
Mike Rounds
South Dakota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019

This bill establishes tiered hiring preferences for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

The bill grants (1) a 2-point preference to current members of a reserve component who have completed at least 6 years of service in a reserve component and were credited with at least 50 retirement points in each year of service, and (2) a 3-point preference to current members of a reserve component who have completed a least 10 years of service and were credited with at least 50 retirement points in each year of service.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve component and the impact of this bill on the hiring of reservists and veterans by the federal government.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
February 14, 2019
Actions (2)
02/14/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
02/14/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:32:55 PM
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