HR 696 · 115th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

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

Introduced 2017-01-24· Sponsored by Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.(2017-01-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill declares that 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 agent of the federal government from filing 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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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]CO
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]CT
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]TX
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]AZ
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]FL
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]GA