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HR 5644 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

VET OPP Act

Introduced: April 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2018 or the VET OPP Act of 2018

This bill establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to administer economic opportunity assistance programs for veterans and their dependents and survivors, and (2) the position of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition to head such administration.

What's happening now May 23, 2018

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2768 Related bill VET OPP Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Young, David
· Jun 7, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 8, 2018
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 8, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Apr 27, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Apr 26, 2018
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5644: VET OPP Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5644/
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"H.R. 5644: VET OPP Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5644/.
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H.R. 5644, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5644/.
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