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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1637" measure-id="id119hr1637" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-02-26" update-date="2025-05-13">
        <title>Protect Veteran Jobs Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr1637v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-05-13">
            <action-date>2025-02-26</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Protect Veteran Jobs Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides reinstatement eligibility to veterans who were involuntarily removed or otherwise dismissed without cause from civil service positions from January 20, 2025, through the date of enactment of this bill. Such veterans must be eligible for reinstatement to their former positions or any other civil service positions for which they are qualified.</p><p>Each executive branch agency must regularly report through January 20, 2029, to Congress regarding veteran employees who were removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency, including the total number of employees removed and the reasons for the dismissals.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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