[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1001 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1001

 To exempt certain veterans and other individuals from the application 
                         of the hiring freeze.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2017

   Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
 California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Vargas, Ms. 
Jackson Lee, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. 
  Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. 
    Meeks, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Adams, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
 Gabbard, Ms. Bonamici, and Ms. Shea-Porter) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt certain veterans and other individuals from the application 
                         of the hiring freeze.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Federal Hiring Protection 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM THE HIRING FREEZE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND OTHER 
              INDIVIDUALS.

    Notwithstanding the memorandum titled ``Presidential Memorandum 
Regarding the Hiring Freeze'' published on January 23, 2017, or any 
other substantially similar memorandum, Executive order, or other 
action by the President to prevent a department or agency of the 
Federal Government from filling vacant Federal civilian employee 
positions or creating new such positions, a department or agency may 
appoint an individual to a position covered by such memorandum if the 
position will be filled by an individual who is a preference eligible, 
as that term is defined in section 2108(3) of title 5, United States 
Code.
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