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H.R. 1774

Wounded Veteran Job Security Act

Wounded Veteran Job Security Act - Expands the definition of "service in the uniformed services" for the purposes of uniformed servicemembers' employment and reemployment rights to include a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment to obtain medical treatment for an injury or illness recognized as service connected by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), or for which a line-of-duty document has been granted by the Secretary of Defense (DOD).

Directs such a person intending to return to a position of employment to notify the employer within a specified time period.

Requires a person submitting an application for reemployment due to such an absence for medical treatment to provide the employer, upon request, with documentation to establish eligibility for reemployment, including a link between the injury or illness and the medical treatment obtained.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35](D-TX)Sponsor
24 cosponsors23 D1 R
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  • Introduced in HouseApr 26, 2013
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

  2. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  4. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Wounded Veteran Job Security Act — Informed