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H.R. 2326 · 116th Congress

Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William ‘Bill’ Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

MLD LevinSponsor
11 cosponsors · 5 D, 6 R
JAR Arrington GBR Bilirakis JCD Cunningham GCD Cisneros SLD Lee KPD Porter AAR Amata Radewagen FVD Vela BFR Fitzpatrick VTR Taylor SWR Watkins

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Apr 15, 2019
  2. House Passed May 21, 2019

Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · May 21, 2019

Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make improvements to the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) that serves members of the Armed Forces who separate, retire, or are discharged from service. Among other requirements, the bill extends by five years the pilot program for providing off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses. Labor must select no fewer than 50 locations to implement the training, and at least 20 shall be states with a high rate of veteran unemployment.

The bill requires the VA to make grants to eligible organizations for the provision of transition assistance.

Additionally, the bill requires the VA to enter an agreement with an independent entity with experience in adult education to report on the efficacy of TAP. The VA must also conduct a five-year longitudinal study of TAP on three separate cohorts who have separated from the Armed Forces.

Finally, the bill grants access to the VA and Labor to certain information reported by employers to states' new hire directories in order to track employment of veterans.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019

Also known as: Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019

Latest action (May 22, 2019): Received in the Senate.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 15, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Apr 15, 2019
  2. House Passed May 21, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.