H.R. 1637: Protect Veteran Jobs Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Protect Veteran Jobs Act

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Protect Veteran Jobs Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1637.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] · 97 cosponsors

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Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), John W. Mannion (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Pablo José Hernández (D-PR), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Emily Randall (D-WA), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), John B. Larson (D-CT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), André Carson (D-IN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Dave Min (D-CA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Laura Friedman (D-CA) and 37 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1637.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1637 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills