House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
Official title: To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gabe Evans R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 10, 2025
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Oct 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5734.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EVANS of Colorado, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 168, October 10, 2025, Page H4533):Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5734, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gabe Evans.
- H.R. 9340 (119th) Ratepayer Protection Act
- H.R. 6387 (119th) FIRE Act
- H.R. 1679 (119th) Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025
- H.R. 1681 (119th) Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
- H.R. 7574 (119th) ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
- H.R. 3628 (119th) State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.