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8705
2023-09-06T00:30:43Z
2023-09-06T00:30:43Z
House
HR
2022-08-12
117
[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 135 (Friday, August 12, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HERRELL:H.R. 8705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7708]
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Oversight and Accountability Committee
House
Standing
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2022-08-12T13:01:15Z
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Armed Services Committee
House
Standing
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2022-08-12T13:01:10Z
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Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred to
2022-08-12T13:01:05Z
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and 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.
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Oversight and Accountability Committee
- 2022-08-12
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and 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
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House floor actions
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Armed Services Committee
- 2022-08-12
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and 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
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House floor actions
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Foreign Affairs Committee
- 2022-08-12
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Yvette
Herrell
R
NM
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Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
David
McKinley
R
WV
B.
1
2022-08-12
True
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Rep. Flores, Mayra [R-TX-34]
Mayra
Flores
R
TX
34
2022-08-12
True
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Cliff
Bentz
R
OR
2
2022-08-23
False
International Affairs
- Armed Forces and National Security
International Affairs
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2022-08-12
Introduced in House
2023-09-06T00:03:58Z
Veteran Recruitment Act
This bill requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for Global Media to develop and implement plans to ensure that veterans receive priority hiring recruitment. The bill also requires the State Department to align Foreign Service positions with military ranks and to expand outreach efforts in recruiting veterans for the Foreign Service.

Veteran Recruitment Act
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Veteran Recruitment Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Veteran Recruitment Act
Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced

To strengthen United States leadership through the recruitment and hiring of veterans of the United States Armed Forces to civil service positions, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2022-08-12T04:00:00Z
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2022-08-12
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and 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.
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