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H.R. 5734

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5734, the Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 10, 2025 by Rep. Gabe Evans (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Oct 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 5734 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb5734/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5734 IH: Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-10
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5734  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 10, 2025   Mr. Evans of Colorado  (for himself and  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House 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) ).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-10-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  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 House Oct 10, 2025

hb5734/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/10/2025)

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

Rep. Gabe Evans (R) sponsors H.R. 5734, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5734 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Oct 10, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5734 has taken 2 actions since Oct 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 5734 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5734.

Titles

H.R. 5734 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
  • 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

3 clients hired 2 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5734 in 9 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 Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FERMAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENTAsset manager specializing in catastrophe bonds.Connecticut13$120K
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.Global professional services firm with business in insurance brokerage and risk managementDistrict of Columbia13$90K
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC26$210K
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER MATTHIESEN126
CLIFFORD ROBERTI126
SAATHVIK ALETY126
BRIAN CONLAN113
DOUGLAS NAPPI113
JON RETZER113
NAOMI MATHIS113
PETER DICKINSON113
SHAMALA CAPIZZI113
JOSEPH LEMAY112
KATIE PHILLIPS122
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
FERMAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENTFEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
FERMAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENTFEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
FERMAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENTFEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5734 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5734’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr5734/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5734, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 168 (Friday, October 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EVANS of Colorado:H.R. 5734.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1[Page H4533]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com