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Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020

Introduced: June 4, 2020 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 30, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jul 30, 2020

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 23, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

Jul 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Jun 4, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 4, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020

This bill addresses the employment and retraining of veterans, specifically during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program under which the VA must provide up to 12 months of nontransferable retraining assistance to up to 35,000 eligible veterans for the pursuit of a specified program of education. Under the bill, an eligible veteran is an individual who, among other requirements, is unemployed due to COVID-19. Veterans who receive retraining assistance may only use such assistance to pursue specified programs, including those designed to provide training for high-demand occupations.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the outcomes and effectiveness of the retraining assistance program.

The bill provides access to the National Directory of New Hires to the VA and the Department of Labor for the purpose of tracking the employment of veterans.

The bill makes updates to the VA's High Technology Pilot Program, including by expanding the class of providers of high technology education programs.

The bill reauthorizes and expands the program for the provision of off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses, including by requiring a preference for participation by states with economies significantly impacted by COVID-19.

Finally, the bill implements a five-year grant program requiring the VA to make grants to organizations for the provision of transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired, or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members.

What's happening now July 30, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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