To make veteran Federal employees who were involuntarily dismissed without cause eligible for reinstatement and to require reports from Executive agencies on the number of veteran employees fired from such agencies.

SA 1274. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Wyden,
Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Warner) proposed an amendment
to the bill H.R. 1968, making further continuing appropriations and
other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for
other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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SEC. __. REINSTATEMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR VETERAN FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES; EXECUTIVE AGENCY REPORTS ON REMOVAL
OF VETERANS.

(a) Eligibility for Reinstatement.--Any individual who is a
veteran and who was involuntarily removed or otherwise
dismissed without cause from a position in the civil service
during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending
on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be eligible
for reinstatement to such position or any other position in
the civil service for which the individual is qualified.
(b) Reports Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until
January 20, 2029, the head of each Executive agency shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on former employees of such agency who are veterans and were
removed or otherwise dismissed from the agency.
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) The total number of former employees of the agency who
are veterans and were removed or otherwise dismissed from the
agency during the period covered by the report.
(B) The reason for each such removal or dismissal.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate;
and
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Civil service.--The term ``civil service'' has the
meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United
States Code.
(3) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(4) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
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