118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 774: Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collaborate with the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish an interdepartmental pilot program for five years. Under the program, DHS must use the DOD SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as border patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jon Tester SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Jon Tester.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.