THRIVE Act
Latest action · Jun 8, 2021 Became Public Law No: 117-16.
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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 20, 2021
- Passed SenateMay 28, 2021
- To the PresidentJun 7, 2021
- Became lawJun 8, 2021Public Law 117-16
Summary
Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act or the THRIVE Act
This bill makes updates to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) training and education policies and programs, including by amending the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020.
(Sec. 2) In implementing the VA's rapid retraining assistance program, the list of high-demand occupations must be prepared in conjunction with the Department of Labor. The VA may add and remove occupations as appropriate.
The bill excludes programs pursued solely through distance learning on a half-time basis or less from the housing stipend available to those participating in the retraining program.
The VA must contact program participants to notify them about employment placement services after they begin the program and upon either completion of the program or termination of participation in the program.
The VA must seek to enter a memorandum of understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations for the purpose of facilitating the employment of veterans who participate in the program.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the outcomes and effectiveness of the retraining program.
(Sec. 3) The VA must provide veterans and members of the Armed Forces with information about whether (1) a postsecondary education institution is listed on the College Navigator website as being affiliated with a certain religion, (2) an institution is minority serving, and (3) an institution is gender-specific. The VA must provide information about postsecondary education and training opportunities in a searchable format.
(Sec. 5) The bill includes for-profit educational institutions that are converted to public educational institutions in the annual risk-based survey the state approving agency must conduct.
(Sec. 6) The VA must take certain disciplinary action when any person with whom an educational institution has an agreement for marketing, advertising, educational programs, recruiting, or admissions services engages in specified behaviors, such as providing a type of incentive payment to persons engaged in student recruiting. Under the bill, such disciplinary actions may include suspending the approval of courses and programs offered by the institution or revoking the approval of courses and programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 14, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Apr 14, 2021 |
Committees 3
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 Apr 14, 2021 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2021 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2021 |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021Discharged May 28, 2021 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2021Signed by President.
- Jun 8, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-16.
- Jun 7, 2021Presented to President.
- May 28, 2021Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3929-3930)
- May 28, 2021Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3929-3930)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3929 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | May 28, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1965–H1968, H1979Text printed H1965–H1967, H1990–H1992 | Madison Cawthorn R-NC, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL, Mike Levin D-CA, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Apr 20, 2021 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 64, April 14, 2021, page H1791.
CRS reports 9
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 9
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46185 | The Impeachment Process in the Senate | Report | Jun 24, 2026 |
| RL31675 | Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process | Report | May 13, 2026 |
| R48588 | Veterans’ Educational Assistance Legislation Enacted in the 118th Congress | Report | Jun 27, 2025 |
| R45104 | Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents | Report | Jun 2, 2025 |
| R47301 | Veterans-Related Education Legislation Enacted in the 117th Congress | Report | Mar 16, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 12
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to improve the COVID-19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance program, to make certain technical corrections to the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- THRIVE Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- THRIVE Act
- Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- THRIVE Act
- Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- THRIVE Act
- Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- THRIVE Act
- Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Marketing and advertising
- Minority education
- Religion
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Women's education
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 22, 2021Referred in Senate
- Apr 20, 2021Engrossed in House
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced 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.
