[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 696 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 696

To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans 
                                Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Schrader (for himself and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans 
                                Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON HIRING FREEZE FROM AFFECTING DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    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, shall have no force or effect with respect 
to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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