H.R. 1230 119th Congress House

AG VETS Act

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the S… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Derrick Van Orden Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Dec 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Mar 20, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Feb 12, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agriculture Grants for Veterans Education and Training Services Act or the AG VETS Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans through education and training services.

Entities eligible for the grants include cooperative extension services, land-grant colleges and universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, state departments of agriculture, and nonprofit organizations.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Defense, Dept of (DOD)
8 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
8 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
8 filings
SENATE
8 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
8 filings
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
8 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
8 filings

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Cosponsors 3