US HB444 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 444 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 72-5)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-05-01 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Extends eligibility for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by eliminating the 12-year time limitation on participation. Under the bill, any veteran with qualifying employment handicaps or service-connected disabilities is eligible to participate.

Title

Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Sen. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-01	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2019-05-01	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-04-09	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-02-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-01-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-01-10	House	Introduced in House