S. 2996 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-10-09
Latest action (2025-10-09): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
What S. 2996 does, in plain terms
Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act This bill allows states and local jurisdictions to give a hiring preference (when hiring election workers to administer an election in the state or local jurisdiction) to veterans, individuals with a disability, and nonresident military spouses or dependents. Further, the bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from refusing to hire a nonresident military spouse or dependent as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the state or local jurisdiction.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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