Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 or the HIRE Vets Act
This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information from employers for purposes of recognizing, by the award of a HIRE Vets Medallion, verified efforts by these employers to: (1) recruit, employ, and retain veterans; and (2) provide community and charitable services supporting the veteran community.
Labor shall annually: (1) solicit voluntary medallion applications from employers, and (2) review applications and present the President with a list of recipients.
The President shall annually present the medallion and corresponding certificate to recipients at a time to coincide with the annual commemoration of Veterans Day.
Labor shall begin soliciting applications by January 31, stop accepting applications not earlier than April 30, and finish application review by August 31. The President shall notify chosen applicants no later than October 11. Medallions shall be awarded in November.
Labor shall establish two levels of medallions for large and small employers, to be designated the Gold HIRE Vets Medallion and the Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion. The bill prescribes awards criteria.
A recipient: (1) may publicly display the medallion and certificate through the end of the calendar year, and (2) may not publicly display the award as part of any advertisement implying receipt of the award for any calendar year other than the one in which it was awarded.
The bill establishes the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund.
Labor may assess a reasonable medallion application fee and shall deposit such fees into the fund.
Beginning two years after enactment of this bill, Labor shall submit annual reports on fees, program costs, the number of applications, and the medallions awarded, including the name and medallion level of each recipient.
The bill excludes from the definition of "employer" the federal government, any state, or any foreign state.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-31. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-05 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-04 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-04 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 53, enrollment corrections on H.R. 244 have been made. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-04 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2017-05-04 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 1 rendered moot in Senate. | Senate |
| 2017-05-04 | Vote | Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 1 to the bill (H.R. 244) by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 18. Record Vote Number: 121. (consideration: CR S2761) | Senate |
| 2017-05-04 | Floor | McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 1 with an amendment (SA 210) withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S2735, S2741) | Senate |
| 2017-05-04 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions the House message to accompany the bill (H.R. 244) with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment (SA 212) withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S2735, S2741) | Senate |
| 2017-05-04 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2735-2737, S2738, S2740-2744, S2746-2761) | Senate |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions the House message to accompany the bill (H.R. 244) with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 212 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2716) | Senate |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 1 with an amendment (SA 210) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2716) | Senate |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 1 presented in Senate. (CR S2715-2716) | Senate |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | McConnell motion to agree to the House amendment to Senate amendment numbered 1 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2715-2716) | Senate |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2715-2716) | Senate |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment numbered 1. | Senate |
| 2017-05-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-03 | Vote | On motion to agree in the Senate amendments numbered 2 and 3, and agree in Senate amendment numbered 1 with an amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 309 - 118 (Roll no. 249). (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H3090-3305) | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-03 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion that the House concur in the Senate amendments numbered 2 and 3, and concur in Senate amendment numbered 1 with an amendment. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 305, the House moved to concur in the Senate amendments numbered 2 and 3, and concur in Senate amendment numbered 1 with an amendment. (consideration: CR H3089-3307) | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-03 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 305, the Chair recognized Mr. Frelinghuysen for a motion. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-02 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 305 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 244 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-22 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2017-03-21 | Floor | Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2017-03-21 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1897) | Senate |
| 2017-03-21 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2017-02-14 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 1 (Roll no. 86). (text: CR H1109-1110) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1113-1114) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 244. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1109-1111) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-19 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House committee actions |
| 2017-01-04 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-04 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |