A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on July 28, 2015 but was never passed by the House.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
H.R. 313
(same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Nov 5, 2015
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Congress Sends Legislation Supporting Wounded Warriors to White House”
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Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 27, 2015
“Chairman Moves Nine Bipartisan Bills out of Committee”
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Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]
on Mar 4, 2015
“President Signs Lynch's Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act Into Law”
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Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA8]
on Nov 6, 2015
History
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Dec 11, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3001 (113th). |
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Jan 22, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Mar 4, 2015
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jul 23, 2015
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Jul 28, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
S. 242 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 242. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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