3.0.0 2471 2023-01-11T13:15:25Z 2023-01-11T13:15:25Z Senate S S 2007-12-13 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-12-13T19:08:39Z 2007-12-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-12-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15463-15464) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-12-13 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-12-13 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-01-31 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Disabled Employee rights Employment of the disabled Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Labor and Employment Labor statistics Law State employees Veterans' employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-12-13 Introduced in Senate 2008-03-27T19:50:06Z USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends provisions concerning uniformed services members' employment or reemployment rights or benefits to: (1) require complainants to be notified of their rights within five days after receipt of the complaint by the Secretary of Labor; (2) require investigation and resolution of complaints to be completed no later than 90 days after receipt of the complaint; and (3) impose a 15-day deadline on referral to the Attorney General or to the Office of Special Counsel of an unsuccessful effort to resolve a complaint against a state or private employer or a federal executive agency, respectively. Requires the Attorney General or the Special Counsel, as appropriate, to make a decision and provide notification concerning representation of a complainant within 45 days of a referral.

Modifies requirements for annual case reporting by the Secretary to include data of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and data concerning those with disabilities.

Requires the Comptroller General to make quarterly reports on claims processing.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that: (1) report information is categorized in a uniform way; and (2) the Secretary and the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General, and the Special Counsel each have electronic access to case files reviewed under the uniformed services employment and reemployment rights provisions.

]]> USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 Display Title USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2471is/xml/BILLS-110s2471is.xml 2007-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.