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Help Veterans Return to Work Act
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141d open
vs 6,662 other HR bills in the 112th — cohort avg 39d
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2012 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 2433; Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 (WORK Act)--To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the employment and training of veterans, and for other purposes SUPPORT H.R. 2443; Tax Credit to Hire Veterans Act of 2011--Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow through 2014 an increase in theamount of depreciable business assets that an eligible small business can expense (i.e., deduct in the same taxable year) if such business employs certain unemployed veterans. Defines eligible small business to mean a business entity whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $5 million or that did not employ more than 500 full time employees SUPPORT H.R. 2826; Combat Veterans Back to Work Act of 2011--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from employer social security taxes with respect to service members and veterans, and to provide a business credit for the retention of such individuals for at least 1 year SUPPORT H.R. 2875; Wounded Veteran Job Security Act--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position of employment for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses, and for other purposes SUPPORT H.R. 3167; Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2011 (VET Act of 2011)--To direct the VA Secretary to establish a program under which certain veterans entitled to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary can use such entitlement to start or purchase a qualifying business enterprise, and for other purposes SUPPORT H.R. 3340; Help Inspire and Retrain our Exceptional Veterans Act of 2011 (HIRE Veterans Act of 2011) --To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to provide veterans with apprenticeships and career advice SUPPORT H.R. 3473; Mobilizing Opportunities for Veterans Employment Act of 2011--Requires recipients of federal assistance for federal-aid highway projects and capital public transportation projects to give preference to the hiring of veterans with the requisite skills and abilities to perform construction work on such projects. Exempts from these requirements federal-aid highway projects on Indian reservation roads in which preference in the hiring of Indians living on or near a reservation on such projects is authorized SUPPORT H.R. 3610; Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011--To consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, and put Americans back to work SUPPORT H.R. 3860; Help Veterans Return to Work Act--Requires full reinstatement of all appropriate employment and reemployment rights of an individual called away from employment with a small business employer due to active-duty service who subsequently returns, unless the employer can show that such employment or reemployment would impose an undue hardship on the employer SUPPORT H.R. 4115; Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment at Home Act--Directs the VA Secretary, as a condition of a grant or contract to a state for certain veterans employment and training programs, to require the state to demonstrate the consideration of any military training received by a veteran when approving or denying a commercial drivers license or a certification to be a nursing assistant or certified nursing assistant, a registered nurse, or an emergency medical technician SUPPORT H.R. 3670, S. 1990; To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act--Amends the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act when carrying out certain personnel decisions with respect to the employment of air transportation passenger and property screeners SUPPORT H.R. 4155, S. 2239; Veterans Skills to Jobs Act--To direct the head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses SUPPORT H.R. 1941, S. 951; Hiring Heroes Act of 2011--To improve the provisions of federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes SUPPORTS. 1060; Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011--To improve education, employment, independent living services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes SUPPORT S. 2084; A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial drivers licenses, and for other purposes.--Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist Armed Forces veterans to acquire commercial drivers licenses. Requires such procedures to apply to any veteran attempting to acquire a commercial drivers license who, during military service, obtained driving experience that makes the use of accelerated licensing procedures appropriate SUPPORT
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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2012 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Public Law 112-147 Veterans Jobs to Skills Act - Directs the head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses SUPPORT Public Law 112-171 Requires the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act SUPPORT H.R. 3524 Disabled Veterans Employment Protection Act - Amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide certain rights for persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services SUPPORT H.R. 3610 Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011 - Consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, and put Americans back to work OPPOSE H.R. 3860 Help Veterans Return to Work Act - Amends title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the responsibilities of small businesses with respect to the employment and reemployment rights of veterans SUPPORT H.R. 4124 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to states that demonstrate a shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to streamline state requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military EMT training while serving in the Armed Forces to meet state EMT certification, licensure, and other requirements SUPPORT H.R. 4051 / S. 2246 TAP Modernization Act of 2012 -- Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition training SUPPORT H.R. 4115 / S. 3235 Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment at Home Act (HIRE at Home Act) -- Would amend title 38, U.S.C., to require, as a condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that the State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses SUPPORT S. 2084 A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial drivers licenses SUPPORT S. 2299 Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 -- A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of such members SUPPORT S. 3233 Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2012 -- Legislation to amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services SUPPORT S. 3236 Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2012 -- Amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services SUPPORT
Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: American Battle Monuments Commission, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2012 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 865; S. 146 / Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011 / To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans SUPPORT H.R. 3524 / Disabled Veterans Employment Protection Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide certain rights for persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services SUPPORT H.R. 3610 / Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011 / To consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, and put Americans back to work OPPOSE H.R. 3670; S. 1990 / To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. / To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act SUPPORT H.R. 3860 / Help Veterans Return to Work Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify the responsibilities of small businesses with respect to the employment and reemployment rights of veterans SUPPORT H.R. 4051; S. 2246 / TAP Modernization Act of 2012 / To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition training SUPPORT H.R. 4115; S. 3235 / Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment at Home Act (HIRE at Home Act) / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require, as a condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that the State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses SUPPORT H.R. 4155; S. 2239 / Veterans Jobs to Skills Act / To direct the head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses SUPPORT S. 2084 / A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial drivers licenses / A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial drivers licenses SUPPORT S. 2299 / Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 / A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of such members SUPPORT S. 3233 / Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2012 / A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services SUPPORT S. 3236 / Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2012 / A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services SUPPORT
Client expense: $11,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Secret Service, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
| Democratic |
| IA |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Edolphus Towns | Democratic | NY |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joe Baca | Democratic | CA |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| Laura Richardson | Democratic | CA |
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democratic | IA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | TX |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |