House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Hire Veterans Act

H.R. 1242Introduced Feb 12, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a pilot program to identify and refer veterans for potential employment with Federal land management agencies, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Crane R-AZ

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
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Latest action: Feb 12, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1242.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRANE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 29, February 12, 2025, Page H677):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
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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

5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Tim Burchett (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Mike Levin (D-CA), Mary Miller (R-IL), W. Steube (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Crane.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-2 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.