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House Bill 4486
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
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Introduced in House on Jul 6, 2023
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H. R. 4486 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4486


To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 6, 2023

Mr. Mike Garcia of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act”.

SEC. 2. Clarification of rules with respect to hiring of election workers.

(a) Preferences for veterans and individuals with disabilities.—

(1) PREFERENCES.—In hiring election workers to administer an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability.

(2) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY DEFINED.—In this subsection, an “individual with a disability” means an individual with an impairment that substantially limits any major life activities.

(b) Preference and waiver of residency requirement for spouses and dependents of absent military voters.—

(1) PREFERENCE AND WAIVERS.—In hiring election workers to administer an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the State or local jurisdiction—

(A) may give preference to an individual who is a nonresident military spouse or dependent; and

(B) may not refuse to hire such an individual as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the State or local jurisdiction.

(2) NONRESIDENT MILITARY SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this subsection, a “nonresident military spouse or dependent” means an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter under section 107(1)(C) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310(1)(C)).