3.0.0 1971 2023-01-11T20:36:16Z 2023-01-11T20:36:16Z Senate S S 2007-08-02 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-08-03T00:52:17Z Hire a Hero Act 110 3429 HR 2007-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2007-08-02 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2007-08-02 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-08-02 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-08-02 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-08-02 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-08-02 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-08-02 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-09-05 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2007-09-11 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2007-09-17 False Armed Forces and National Security Aerospace industries Armed forces reserves Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Employment subsidies Energy Energy industries Grants-in-aid Iraq compilation Job hunting Labor and Employment Military personnel National Guard Nonprofit organizations Salaries Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Veterans' employment Vocational and technical education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-15T19:17:44Z Hire a Hero Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal government should support private sector employment initiatives for military personnel to help ensure that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces have access to gainful employment.

Authorizes the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Chief) to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist the following individuals in securing employment in the private sector: (1) a member of the National Guard or reserve; (2) a member of the Armed Forces who is nearing separation, discharge, or release; and (3) a former member of the Armed Forces.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Chief, in awarding such grants, should consider organizations that partner with private entities and associations involved in construction, energy, transportation, aerospace, domestic security, and other areas in which the employment of individuals having past military service would be of particular utility.

Requires the Chief to establish fiscal control, accountability, and program performance measures for grantees.

]]> Hire a Hero Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize a competitive grant program to assist members of the National Guard and Reserve and former and current members of the Armed Forces in securing employment in the private sector, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Hire a Hero Act Short Titles as Introduced Hire a Hero Act Introduced in Senate 2007-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1971is/xml/BILLS-110s1971is.xml 2007-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.