H.R. 982 119th Congress House

Warriors to Workforce Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an eligible individual dur… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an eligible individual during the first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training.

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Derrick Van Orden Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Employment and training programsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 24, 2026

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Feb 24, 2026

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jan 21, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Mar 7, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 5, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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What's happening now February 24, 2026

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 21

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

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO
for BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION
for FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
21 filings
SENATE
21 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
19 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
16 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
13 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
11 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
10 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
10 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Gillen, Laura

New York · Jan 6, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 982: Warriors to Workforce Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-982/

MLA

"H.R. 982: Warriors to Workforce Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-982/.

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H.R. 982, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-982/.

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