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Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025

Introduced: Apr 30, 2025

Latest action date: May 21, 2025

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Apr 30, 2025
Recorded roll calls
0

Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

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.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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Official CRS policy area

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

Committee activity

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 21, 2026.

Action timeline

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  1. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

    CommitteeSenate
  2. Introduced in Senate

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  3. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    IntroReferralSenate

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