S 1003
116th Congress
Senate
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 of 2019
Introduced: April 3, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019 or the VET OPP Act of 2019
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 programs:
- vocational rehabilitation and employment programs,
- educational assistance programs,
- veterans' housing loan and related programs,
- the Transition Assistance Program, and
- the database of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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