S 3457 · 112th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
Bill Progress
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Introduced✓
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 476.(2012-09-19)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 2012-09-12
Roll #192 ↗Yea 84Nay 8
Plain Language Summary
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Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to: (1) match veterans with available jobs based on veterans' skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Direct…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 3457, Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
Sep 10, 2012Preliminary Estimate of Changes to Direct Spending and Revenues Under S. 3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012, as introduced on July 30, 2012
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (10)
10 Democrats