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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 Transition Assistance Program, and
  • the database of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.

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.

What's happening now April 26, 2023

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3738 Related bill Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 17, 2024
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 23, 2024
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 26, 2023
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 7, 2023
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 7, 2023
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 7, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 291: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-291/
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"S. 291: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-291/.
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S. 291, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-291/.
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