US Congress House Bill 1227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Work for Warriors Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a pilot program to enhance DOD's efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces. Requires the program to follow a job placement program model that focuses on working one-on-one with a member of a reserve component to cost-effectively provide job placement services. Requires DOD to: (1) develop outcome measurements to evaluate the success of the program, and (2) report to the congressional defense committees on program results. Terminates the authority to carry out the program on September 30, 2018, with an authorized extension for up to two additional fiscal years.

Work for Warriors Act of 2015

Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2015-03-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2015-03-03	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2015-03-03	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2015-03-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-03-03	House	Introduced in House

HB1735 (Related) 2015-10-22 - Vetoed by President.
HB4909 (Related) 2016-05-26 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1227/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1227/BILLS-114hr1227ih.pdf