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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 18, 1994
Veterans' Employment Act of 1994 - Establishes within the Department of Labor a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training. Requires such Deputy Assistant to be a veteran. Requires the pay rates for disabled veterans' outreach specialists to be comparable to those paid other professionals in State government. Adds veterans who served on active duty after the Vietnam era and certain other veterans to a study by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concerning unemployment among veterans. Adds to a veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts of $10,000 or more for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services veterans who served on active duty during a war in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized. Requires veterans employed under the preference to be included in certain contractor reporting requirements. Disregards amounts received by eligible veterans under the all-volunteer force basic educational assistance program and the educational assistance program for enlisted members of the Selected and Ready Reserves in determining eligibility of veterans under Federal employment and training programs.
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Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D–MS
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See H.R.5244.
Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6502-6503)
Mr. Montgomery moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 103-630.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 103-630.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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