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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 10, 2018
Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2018
This bill makes all veterans with qualifying employment handicaps or service-connected disabilities eligible for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by eliminating the 12-year period of program eligibility.
People & committees
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D–CA
Legislative record
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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