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S. 2996

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Summary

S. 2996, the Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 9, 2025 by Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Rules And Administration, and last saw action on Oct 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Record

Text

S. 2996 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb2996/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2996 IS: Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2996
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  October 9, 2025
  Mr. Sheehy  (for himself and  Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  Rules and 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act  .
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) ).
(c)
Effective date
This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-10-09
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Oct 9, 2025

sb2996/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (10/09/2025)

Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act

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.

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) sponsors S. 2996, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2996 went before 1 committee: Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration
Rules and Administration
Referred To · Oct 9, 2025 · 87 Bills

Actions

S. 2996 has taken 2 actions since Oct 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 9, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Rules and Administration Committee
Oct 9, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2996 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2996.

Titles

S. 2996 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act — Display Title
  • Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 2996 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER113
NAOMI MATHIS113
PETER DICKINSON113
SHAMALA CAPIZZI113
JOSEPH LEMAY112
KEVIN MILLER112
SHANE LIERMANN112
JOY ILEM111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2996 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2996’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s2996/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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