VA Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor Modernization Act
This bill eliminates the cap on the number of full-time employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal employment opportunity counseling.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2788 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2788
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on full-
time employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal
employment opportunity counseling.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2021
Mr. Lamb (for himself and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on full-
time employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal
employment opportunity counseling.
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 ``VA Equal Employment Opportunity
Counselor Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS WHO PROVIDE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COUNSELING.
(a) In General.--Section 516 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report regarding the effect of the amendment under
subsection (a).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-35.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-35.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 20.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2362-2363; text: CR H2362)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2788.
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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.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 403, proceedings on H.R. 2788 are considered vacated.
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008.(consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2517-2518)
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008. (consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2517-2518)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.