CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)

Hire Our Heroes Act

H.R. 10948 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 5 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Hire Our Heroes Act. It amends title 38 of the United States Code to extend employment emphasis under Federal contracts to military spouses. The legislation also increases the thresholds relating to the applicability of such emphases. Additionally, the bill introduces required disclosures and reporting regarding the hiring and retention of veterans and military spouses.

Yes

  • Scored +6

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The legislation requires federal contractors and research entities to report on and prioritize the hiring and retention of veterans and military spouses.

  • Scored +6

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill extends employment emphasis under Federal contracts to military spouses and introduces reporting requirements regarding veteran hiring and retention.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.