House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.

H.R. 2789Introduced Apr 22, 2021Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Conor Lamb D-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 22, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 14, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2789.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAMB, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 70, April 22, 2021, Page H2108):
Article I Section 8
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

13 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 8 Democrats

5 of 13 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

James Baird (R-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), David Joyce (R-OH), Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Conor Lamb.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-17 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.