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Committee forwards resolution urging Congress to set apprentice hiring goals, including veteran apprentices
Summary
The House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs on May 13, 2025, reported House Joint Resolution 20 out of committee with individual recommendations. The resolution asks the U.S. Congress to establish hiring goals for apprentices and veteran apprentices; the committee received no public testimony and accepted no amendments.
JUNEAU, Alaska — The House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs on May 13, 2025, reported House Joint Resolution 20 out of committee with individual recommendations and an accompanying fiscal note. The resolution encourages the United States Congress to establish hiring goals for apprentices and veteran apprentices.
Representative Ayesha, chair of the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, opened public testimony on HJR 20; no members of the public testified in the room or online. The committee had set an amendment deadline of Friday, May 9 at noon and received no amendments.
Representative Nelson, the sponsor of HJR 20, was present; the committee asked no questions and Nelson offered no closing remarks. Representative Hall moved to report HJR 20 from committee; seeing no objection, the chair announced the resolution was reported out with individual recommendations and an accompanying fiscal note (recorded as zero in the committee record).
The committee took a brief recess to sign committee reports before moving to the next agenda item.
