legislation: 112-hr-6372
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| 112-hr-6372 | 112 | hr | 6372 | Veterans Employment Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] | CO | R | C001077 | 3 | Veterans Employment Act of 2012 - Instructs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consider all qualified veterans before any non-veterans for employment in the competitive service at the VA. Requires the VA to consider, among qualified veterans, those with a service-connected disability having a rating of 30% before considering non-service-connected disabled veterans. Requires the Director of the VA to submit annual reports to Congress with respect to the hiring of veterans in the competitive service. | 2019-11-15T21:41:34Z |