Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 30, 2020 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020
This bill addresses the employment and retraining of veterans, specifically during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program under which the VA must provide up to 12 months of nontransferable retraining assistance to up to 35,000 eligible veterans for the pursuit of a specified program of education. Under the bill, an eligible veteran is an individual who, among other requirements, is unemployed due to COVID-19. Veterans who receive retraining assistance may only use such assistance to pursue specified programs, including those designed to provide training for high-demand occupations.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the outcomes and effectiveness of the retraining assistance program.
The bill provides access to the National Directory of New Hires to the VA and the Department of Labor for the purpose of tracking the employment of veterans.
The bill makes updates to the VA's High Technology Pilot Program, including by expanding the class of providers of high technology education programs.
The bill reauthorizes and expands the program for the provision of off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses, including by requiring a preference for participation by states with economies significantly impacted by COVID-19.
Finally, the bill implements a five-year grant program requiring the VA to make grants to organizations for the provision of transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired, or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jun 26, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jul 20, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 20, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 20, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Sep 4, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 15, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2020Hearings Jul 23, 2020Markup Jul 30, 2020 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2020 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2020 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 30, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- Jul 1, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jun 4, 2020Introduced in House
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 9, 2020H.R. 7111, Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William ‘Bill’ Mulder (Ret.) Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 104, June 4, 2020, page H2368.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3899 | Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 4, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Educational technology and distance education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor market
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Unemployment
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
