# 119-s-2996: Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act

119-s-2996, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2996
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prioritizes hiring military veterans and people with disabilities for election worker roles.** This bill would let state and local jurisdictions give hiring preference to veterans, individuals with disabilities, and nonresident military spouses or dependents when staffing people who administer elections. - Veterans: Allows states and localities to give hiring preference to veterans for election worker positions. - People with disabilities: Defines an "individual with a disability" as someone whose impairment substantially limits major life activities and allows jurisdictions to prefer those individuals when hiring election staff. - Nonresident military spouses and dependents: Authorizes preference for nonresident military spouses or dependents and prevents denying employment solely because they do not live in the jurisdiction. - Local election officials: Gives states and localities discretion to apply these preferences and any related waivers when hiring workers for an election.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Election hiring preference for veterans, disabled: benefit, low. If enacted, a State or local government would be allowed to give hiring preference for election workers to veterans and to people with disabilities. The bill would also let jurisdictions prefer nonresident military spouses or dependents who are absent uniformed services voters. A state or locality…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2996 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2996)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3659)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2996 (as of 2026-04-21).