3.0.0 1941 2022-02-03T06:01:55Z 2022-02-03T06:01:55Z House H HR 2011-05-23 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:H.R. 1941.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Provide for the common defense and general welfare underArticle I, Section 8, Clause 1;Raise and support Armies, under Article I, Section 8,Clause 12;Provide and maintain a Navy, under Article I, Section 8,Clause 13;Make rules for the government and regulation of the landand naval forces, under Article I, Section 8, Clause 14;Provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, theMilitia, and for governing such Part of them as may beemployed in the Service of the United States, under ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 16; and,Make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, under ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H3343]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T20:41:29Z Hearings by 2011-07-15T16:03:26Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:01:32Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T21:07:04Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:01:37Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee Markup by 2011-06-20T15:49:26Z Referred to 2011-06-20T14:29:31Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:01:42Z Capital Expansion Act 112 4088 HR 2012-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 112 951 S 2011-07-18 By Senator Murray from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 112-36. Identical bill CRS 2011-07-15 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2011-06-24 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2011-06-24 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2011-06-20 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-06-20 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 N Y000031 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] C. W. Young R FL Bill 10 2011-05-23 True D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2011-05-23 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-05-23 True M001166 Rep. 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Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2011-09-12 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2011-09-14 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2011-09-14 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2011-10-05 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2011-11-16 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2011-11-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Licensing and registrations Unemployment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-05-23 Introduced in House 2011-06-23T16:42:11Z Hiring Heroes Act of 2011- Amends the Wounded Warriors Act to extend until January 1, 2015, the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the same rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses as are provided to veterans.

Expands the authority of the VA Secretary to make payments to employers to provide on-job training to veterans to include veterans who have not been rehabilitated to the point of employability.

Entitles certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who have exhausted their rights to unemployment benefits to participation in an additional VA rehabilitation program. Limits the duration of such a program to 24 months. Makes the 12-year period of eligibility for a VA rehabilitation program inapplicable under such an additional program.

Instructs the VA Secretary to follow-up on the employment status of veterans who participate in a VA rehabilitation program.

Requires (current law encourages) participation by eligible members in the Transitional Assistance Program (TAP) of the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires (under current law, authorizes) the provision of preseparation counseling to members whose discharge or release is anticipated.

Instructs the Secretary of Labor to follow-up on the employment status of members who complete their participation in the TAP.

Directs the VA Secretary to award grants to up to three nonprofit organizations under a collaborative veterans' training, mentoring, and placement program for eligible veterans seeking employment.

Requires participants in the TAP to receive individualized assessments of civilian positions for which they may be qualified based on a joint DOD, VA, and Department of Labor study of the equivalencies between military skills and civilian employment requirements.

Authorizes the appointment of an honorably discharged member of the uniformed services to a position in the civil service, without regard to specified civil service examination, certification, and appointment provisions, if otherwise qualified.

Requires executive agencies to establish programs to provide employment assistance to members who are being separated from active duty.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to carry out an outreach program to provide employment assistance to certain veterans who have been receiving assistance under the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers program.

Authorizes a pilot program to assess the feasibility of providing work experience to certain members of the Armed Forces who are on terminal leave.

Requires (under current law, authorizes) a VA demonstration project on the credentialing and licensing of veterans.

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