3.0.0 2875 2023-01-11T13:22:25Z 2023-01-11T13:22:25Z House H HR 2011-09-09 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DOGGETT:H.R. 2875.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution thatgrants Congress the authority, ``To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes.''[Page H6042]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-13T13:52:49Z Referred to 2011-09-09T13:00:14Z Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act 112 3638 HR 2012-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Related bill CRS 2011-09-13 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2011-09-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-09-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 N B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2011-09-09 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2011-09-09 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2011-09-09 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-09-09 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-09-09 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2011-09-09 True R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2011-09-09 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2011-09-09 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2011-09-09 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2011-09-09 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2011-09-09 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2011-09-09 True G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-09-09 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2011-09-09 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-09-09 True S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2011-09-09 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2011-09-09 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2011-09-09 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2011-09-09 True K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2011-09-09 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2011-09-09 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2011-09-09 True D000607 Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] Joe Donnelly D IN 2 2011-09-09 True R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2011-09-09 True L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2011-09-09 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-11-01 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2011-11-18 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2012-03-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Health information and medical records Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-09-09 Introduced in House 2011-11-02T16:17:04Z Wounded Veteran Job Security Act - Expands the definition of "service in the uniformed services" for the purposes of uniformed servicemembers' employment and reemployment rights to include a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment to obtain medical treatment for an injury or illness recognized as service connected by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), or for which a line-of-duty document has been granted by the Secretary of Defense (DOD).

Directs such a person intending to return to a position of employment to notify the employer within a specified time period.

Requires a person submitting an application for reemployment due to such an absence for medical treatment to provide the employer, upon request, with documentation to establish eligibility for reemployment, including a link between the injury or illness and the medical treatment obtained.

]]> Wounded Veteran Job Security Act Display Title Wounded Veteran Job Security Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position employment for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Wounded Veteran Job Security Act Introduced in House 2011-09-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2875ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2875ih.xml 2011-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.