Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
- Last Action
- 4/15/2024
Actions
- 2024-04-15Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.
- 2024-04-15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-461.
- 2024-04-15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-461.
- 2024-02-14Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2024-02-14Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2023-07-06Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2023-07-06Introduced in House
- 2023-07-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2024-04-15 (07)
Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
This bill allows states and local jurisdictions to give a hiring preference (when hiring election workers to administer an election in the state or local jurisdiction) to veterans, individuals with a disability, and nonresident military spouses or dependents.
Further, the bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from refusing to hire a nonresident military spouse or dependent as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the state or local jurisdiction.
Subjects
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Military personnel and dependents
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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