# 119-hr-5734: Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act

119-hr-5734, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5734
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5734
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Allows states and localities to give hiring preference to veterans and people with disabilities for election workers.** It would also let jurisdictions prefer nonresident military spouses and dependents and bar refusing to hire them solely because they lack a local residence. Preferences are optional and do not create new federal funding, enforcement, or programs. The measure clarifies which hiring practices are allowed for administering elections and does not change other employment standards.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Election job preference for veterans, disabled, military spouses: benefit, low. If enacted, state and local election offices could give hiring preference to veterans, people with disabilities, and some military spouses or dependents. The preference would be optional. Offices would not be able to refuse a nonresident military spouse or dependent just because they live outside t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5734 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5734)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5734 (as of 2026-04-21).