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S. 1543 Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025

Introduced
Apr 30, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Banks, Jim (R-IN)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on veterans' affairs. hearings held. hearings printed: s.hrg. 119-86 on May 21, 2025.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Apr 30, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Apr 30, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. May 21, 2025
  4. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. May 21, 2025

Cosponsors

4

Subjects

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

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
    • [Hearings By (full committee), May 21, 2025]
    • [Hearings By (full committee), May 21, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Apr 30, 2025]

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.

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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