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Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act

Election Jobs: Hiring Preference for Veterans and People with Disabilities

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for review. It is actively moving through the system, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.

Legislative Progress

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This bill has support from both parties and helps popular groups like veterans, but it still needs to move through the committee process.

Key Points

  • This bill clarifies that state and local governments are allowed to give hiring preference to veterans and people with disabilities for jobs working at elections.
  • It also allows local officials to hire military spouses and their families for these roles even if they are living away from their home state due to military service.
  • Under this plan, a local government cannot reject a military spouse for an election job just because they do not have a permanent home in that specific city or county.
  • The policy aims to help local governments find enough workers to run elections while creating more job opportunities for people who have served in the military or have a disability.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Oct 9, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Oct 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Votes

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News

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act

Bill NumberS 2996
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)
D: 1

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