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S. 1543 119th Congress Senate

Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025

Official title: 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: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structure
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Federal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesLabor-management relationsSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 21, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Apr 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now May 21, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025

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 responsibilities of the VA with respect to the Transition Assistance Program, and
  • any other VA program that the VA determines is appropriate.

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.

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 Lobbying activity 13

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Moody, Ashley
Florida · May 7, 2025
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 30, 2025
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 30, 2025
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Apr 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1543: Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1543/
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