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This act remained the basic Federal law for appointment preference until June 27, 1944, when the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 was enacted. Two significant modifications were made to the 1919 Act. In 1923, an Executive Order was created which added 10 points to the score of disabled veterans and added 5 points to the scores of non-disabled ...
The Veterans' Affairs Committee does not have legislative jurisdiction [1] over the following issues: Tax status of veterans benefits and contributions to Veterans Service Organizations (Committee on Ways and Means); Military retiree issues, including COLA's and disability pay (Committee on Armed Services);
Over 200 attended the ceremony at the Iowa State Capitol Grounds including members of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America (Chapter 790) and the DAV Des Moines Iowa ...
President Clinton signed the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act in 1998. It helps eligible veterans access federal job opportunities by allowing them to compete for positions typically open only to current federal employees and by reinforcing veterans' preference in hiring. It also protects veterans from discrimination in federal employment ...
The move is one of many that the state has considered recently, in addition to passing other tax exemptions, increased legal protections and crisis support for veterans. If approved, House Bill ...
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries. Pub. L. 118–114 (text), H.R. 4190, 138 Stat. 1605: 118-115
In honor of Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black service members who fought on behalf of the nation during World War II for benefits ...
My legislation, the Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act, will require the VA to provide a veteran with mental healthcare within five days if they have a 50% or more ...