To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on full-time employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal employment opportunity counseling.
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Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Passed House (Senate next) on May 18, 2021
This bill passed in the House on May 18, 2021 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
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1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“house passes Lambs bipartisan va equal employment opportunity counselor modernization act”
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Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA17]
(Sponsor)
on May 18, 2021
“house passes 9 Bost backed veterans bills”
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Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
on May 18, 2021
“the daily leader: tuesday, may 18, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on May 17, 2021
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Apr 22, 2021
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Introduced
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May 4, 2021
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Ordered Reported
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May 14, 2021
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Text Published
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May 17, 2021
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Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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May 18, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Passed Senate
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H.R. 2788 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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