Bill SponsorBILLSPONSOR
Bill Sponsor
Politicians
Bills
Senate Bill 2235
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 14, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 14, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 14, 2017
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
2235
Congress
115
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
Democrat
Joe Donnelly
Indiana
Republican
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Republican
Jerry Moran
Kansas
Republican
Steve Daines
Montana
Republican
Mike Rounds
South Dakota
Republican
Ted Cruz
Texas
Democrat
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2017

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
December 14, 2017
Actions (2)
12/14/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
12/14/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:07 PM
Copyright © 2024 Civic Bits LLC
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
What's New
About