Veterans’ Preference Parity Act

Veterans' Preference Parity Act

This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for certain veterans to qualify for a preference in the federal hiring process.

Specifically, an individual who is honorably discharged from active duty service is eligible for a veterans' preference, if the active duty service was performed for more than 180 total days (currently, consecutive days).

Additionally, a retired member of the Armed Forces is eligible for a veterans' preference, even if the retiree (1) is not a disabled veteran and (2) retired at or above the rank of major or its equivalent.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5927 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5927

 To amend title 5 of the United States Code to modify, for purposes of 
  veterans' preference for Federal hiring, certain requirements with 
       respect to service and retirement, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2021

   Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Turner, Ms. Moore of 
 Wisconsin, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Wittman, Ms. 
    Stefanik, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Womack, Mr. 
 Timmons, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Case, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Van Drew, 
    Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Phillips, Mr. 
 Gottheimer, and Mr. Gohmert) introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5 of the United States Code to modify, for purposes of 
  veterans' preference for Federal hiring, certain requirements with 
       respect to service and retirement, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Preference Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS' PREFERENCE: MODIFICATION OF 180-DAY SERVICE 
              REQUIREMENT AND EXTENSION TO ALL RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``consecutive'' in each instance and inserting 
        ``total'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``except as provided in paragraph (4) of this 
        section or section 2108a(c)'' and inserting ``consistent with 
        paragraph (4) of this section and except as provided in section 
        2108a(c)''; and
            (3) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) `preference eligible' includes a retired member of 
        the armed forces; and''.
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