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H.R. 980 · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
What does this mean?

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) currently offers educational and career counseling to veterans on college campuses—help with things like choosing a major, career planning, or navigating school as a veteran—and that counseling has had to be delivered specifically by VA employees. This change removes that requirement, meaning schools or other qualified providers could potentially offer that same counseling to veterans instead of it being limited to VA staff. In practice, this affects veterans using campus counseling services and could change who they talk to when seeking that guidance, though the bill itself doesn't specify who else would step in to provide it.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2025
Referred to Committee
Feb 5, 2025
Passed House
Feb 2, 2026
Received in Senate
Feb 3, 2026
Full action history (18)
Feb 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 11, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
Apr 9, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Apr 9, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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