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S. 1543In committee
Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025
Introduced: Apr 30, 2025
Latest action date: May 21, 2025
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Apr 30, 2025
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesLabor-management relationsSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Bill Summary
Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025
This bill establishes the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to administer economic opportunity assistance programs for veterans and their dependents and survivors.
Specifically, the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration must administer the following Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs:
- vocational rehabilitation and employment programs,
- educational assistance programs,
- veterans' housing loan and related programs,
- the responsibilities of the VA with respect to the Transition Assistance Program, and
- any other VA program that the VA determines is appropriate.
Prior to the transfer of administrative responsibilities, the bill requires the VA to certify that (1) the transition of the provision of services will not negatively affect the provision of such services to veterans, and (2) such services are ready to be transferred.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferralSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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