# 115-hr-5938: Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018

115-hr-5938, Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5938
- Congress: 115
- Title: Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-05-23
- Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 This bill amends the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recruiting database the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database and require that it includes for each vacant position: the military occupational specialty or skill corresponding to the VA position, and each qualified U.S. Armed Forces active-duty member who may be recruited to fill the position. The database shall include the following for each qualified member of the Armed Forces: name, contact information, expected discharge date, and military occupational specialty. An individual may elect in writing to not be included in the database. The VA shall implement direct hiring and appointment procedures for vacant database positions and may authorize relocation bonuses. The VA shall train and certify veterans who served as basic health care technicians in the Armed Forces to work as VA intermediate care technicians.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018
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## Sources
- [115-hr-5938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5938)

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- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-5922: Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5922)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5674)
- [115-hr-5538: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5538)
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