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S 2293 United States Senate · 117th Congress

CREW Act

Summary
Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce Act of 2021 or the CREW Act This act makes employment protections under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) applicable to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reservists who deploy to major disaster and emergency sites. It allows such reservists to claim such rights under USERRA even if they do not provide notice of their absence from work due to deployment.
Issues: ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExtends USERRA employment protections to FEMA reservists, strengthening job security for veterans serving in disaster response roles.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Oct 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
House Passage
Sep 2022
Signed into Law
Sep 2022
Introduced Jun 24, 2021 Signed Sep 29, 2022
Floor votes · House Sep 14, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Sep 29, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Sep 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 38 (Roll no. 429).
lower
Dec 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9040; text: CR S9040)
upper
Dec 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9040; text: CR S9040)
upper
Oct 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-44.
upper
Jul 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Gary C. Peters
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
MI
n/a
Co
Photo of Rob Portman
Rob Portman
RRepublican
OH
n/a