115th Congress > Senate > Vote 121
Clerk session vote number: 121
Description: To encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual Federal awards to employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes.
Bill summary: Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 or the HIRE Vets Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information from employers for purposes of recognizing through a HIRE Vets Medallion Award verified efforts by these employers to: (1) recruit, employ, and retain veterans; and (2) provide community and charitable services supporting the veteran community.
Labor shall
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annually: (1) solicit, verify, and review award applications from employers, (2) notify award recipients, and (3) issue awards at a time coinciding with Veterans Day.
An employer who receives an award is not eligible for an award the following year.
(Sec. 3) Labor shall establish two levels of awards for employers of 500 or more employees, to be designated the Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award and the Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award. Criteria for such awards shall include the percentage of hired employees who are veterans, the percentage of veteran employees who are retained, the establishment of related veterans' assistance and training programs, the employment of dedicated human resources professionals for veterans, and income and tuition support for veterans.
Labor shall establish similar awards to recognize achievements in supporting veterans by: (1) employers with 50 or fewer employees, and (2) employers with more than 50 but fewer than 500 employees.
Labor shall establish the design of each award certificate.
(Sec. 4) The bill prohibits an employer from publicly displaying an award as a part of any advertisement or business activity in order to convey the false impression that the employer received such award for any year for which such employer did not receive it.
(Sec. 5) The bill establishes the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund. Labor may assess a reasonable application fee to carry out the award program and shall deposit such fees into the fund.
(Sec. 8) The bill excludes from the definition of "employer" the federal government or any state government.
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Bill titles: To encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual Federal awards to employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes.; To encourage effective, voluntary private sector investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual presidential awards to private sector employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes.; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2017; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2017; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017; Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2017; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2017; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs--Additional Appropriations Act, 2017; Puerto Rico Section 1108(g) Amendment of 2017; SOAR Reauthorization Act; Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act; Science Appropriations Act, 2017; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
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