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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015
(Sec. 3) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider the expedited hiring of qualified candidates who have the ability to perform the essential functions of the position of a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer and who are eligible for a veterans recruitment appointment.
(Sec. 4) Requires DHS to enhance DHS efforts to recruit members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military service to serve as CBP officers. Requires such enhanced recruiting efforts to:
include CBP officer opportunities in relevant job assistance efforts under the Transition Assistance Program;
(Sec. 5) Directs DHS to report to Congress on DHS efforts to hire members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military service as CBP officers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2835 as public Law on Oct 16, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Sep 28, 2015
Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015
Passed · Two-thirds required
410 Yea 0 Nay 24 not voting
Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
434 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2835 and vote against it. 9 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 2835 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
10 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.