{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5734","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5734,"title":"Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-10-10","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"E000300","fullName":"Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]","party":"R","state":"CO","district":8}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-10-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on House Administration."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-10-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act</strong></p><p>This bill allows states and local jurisdictions to give a hiring preference (when hiring election workers to administer an election in the state or local jurisdiction) to veterans, individuals with a disability, and nonresident military spouses or dependents.</p><p>Further, the bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from refusing to hire a nonresident military spouse or dependent as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the state or local jurisdiction.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-09T19:46:42Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":290,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:58:37.166Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Hiring%20Preference%20for%20Veterans%20and%20Americans%20With%20Disabiliti"}]}}