Protect Veteran Jobs Act

The Protect Veteran Jobs Act makes veteran federal employees who were fired without cause eligible for reinstatement and requires executive agencies to report on veteran firings. Sec. 2, Reinstatement eligibility and reports: Any veteran involuntarily removed without cause from a civil service position between January 20, 2025, and the date this bill becomes law is eligible for reinstatement to that or any other qualified civil service position. Within 60 days of enactment and every 90 days thereafter until January 20, 2029, each executive agency head must report to specified congressional committees the total number of veteran former employees removed or dismissed during the period and the reason for each removal or dismissal. The section defines key terms: 'appropriate congressional committees' includes the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Veterans' Affairs Committees and the House Oversight and Government Reform and Veterans' Affairs Committees; 'civil service' as in 5 U.S.C. 2101; 'Executive agency' as in 5 U.S.C. 105; and 'veteran' as in 38 U.S.C. 101.