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HR 6861 · 119th Congress — Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act

Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act This bill transfers specified programs from the area of responsibility of the Department of Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and establishes the Office…

Congress
119
Bill
HR 6861
Status
In Progress
Introduced
2025-12-18
Latest action date
2026-03-18

Summary

Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act This bill transfers specified programs from the area of responsibility of the Department of Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and establishes the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition to implement such programs. Specifically, the bill transfers to the VA (1) job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans, (2) federal government employment services for veterans, (3) administration of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, and (4) homeless veterans reintegration programs. The VA must include funding requests for such programs in its budget request for FY2028 and each subsequent year. The transfer of such programs does not affect any suits, proceedings or applications for benefits, services, licenses, permits, certificates, or financial assistance that are pending on the date of the enactment of this bill. Right now, the latest action is: Committee Hearings Held. The listed sponsor is Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] [R].

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