3.0.0 438 2023-01-11T13:34:45Z 2023-01-11T13:34:45Z Senate S 2017-02-17 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-17T15:23:11Z Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 115 244 HR 2017-05-05 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-02-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2017-02-17 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2017-02-27 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2017-02-28 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2017-03-07 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-03-08 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-03-09 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-03-14 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-03-21 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-03-21 False Armed Forces and National Security Employee hiring Government trust funds Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-18T15:24:17Z Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 or the HIRE Vets Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information from employers for purposes of recognizing through a HIRE Vets Medallion Award verified efforts by these employers to: (1) recruit, employ, and retain veterans; and (2) provide community and charitable services supporting the veteran community.

Labor shall annually: (1) solicit, verify, and review award applications from employers, (2) notify award recipients, and (3) issue awards at a time coinciding with Veterans Day.

An employer who receives an award is not eligible for an award the following year.

Labor shall establish two levels of awards for employers of 500 or more employees, to be designated the Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award and the Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award. Criteria for such awards shall include the percentage of hired employees who are veterans, the percentage of veteran employees who are retained, the establishment of related veterans' assistance and training programs, the employment of dedicated human resources professionals for veterans, and income and tuition support for veterans.

Labor shall establish similar awards to recognize achievements in supporting veterans by: (1) employers with 50 or fewer employees, and (2) employers with more than 50 but fewer than 500 employees.

Labor shall establish the design of each award certificate.

A recipient may publicly display the award and award certificate through the end of the calendar year in which it is awarded. The bill prohibits an employer from publicly displaying an award as a part of any advertisement or business activity in order to convey the false impression that the employer received such award for any other year.

The bill establishes the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund. Labor may assess a reasonable application fee to carry out the award program and shall deposit such fees into the fund.

The bill excludes from the definition of "employer" the federal government or any state government.

]]> HIRE Vets Act Display Title HIRE Vets Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual Federal awards to employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced HIRE Vets Act Short Titles as Introduced Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s438is/xml/BILLS-115s438is.xml 2017-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.