Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
This bill modifies the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VR&E program provides job training and employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
The bill requires veterans to submit an application to the VA in order to receive an initial evaluation to participate in the VR&E program.
Further, a veteran may not receive employment assistance under the VR&E program for more than 365 days.
The bill also requires the VA to report to Congress regarding the employment of veterans who participate in a vocational rehabilitation program under the VR&E program, including the annual wages of veterans before and after completion of a program. Additionally, the VA must annually publish the average time between the date on which a veteran requests a vocational rehabilitation program under the VR&E program and the date on which they first meet with a counselor as part of the program.
Finally, the VA must seek to enter into a contract with a non-VA entity that has expertise in vocational rehabilitation to review, report, and provide recommendations on rehabilitation programs under the VR&E program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | May 23, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | May 23, 2025 |
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 May 23, 2025Discharged Jul 3, 2025Markup Jul 23, 2025Reported Sep 9, 2025 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 6, 2025Hearings Jun 11, 2025 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2025 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 15, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4288)
- Sep 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3579.
- Sep 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4288: 1)
- Sep 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-262.
- Sep 9, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 218.
- Jul 23, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 3, 2025Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged
- Jun 11, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 6, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- May 23, 2025Introduced in House
- May 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4288, H4289Text printed H4288 | Juan Ciscomani R-AZ, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL | Sep 15, 2025 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 8, 2025H.R. 3579, Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 88, May 23, 2025, page H2368.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-36 | STRENGTHENING THE WORKFORCE OF VETERANS IN AMERICA106 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Serial No. 119-31 | PATH OF PURPOSE: RESTORING THE VA VR&E PROGRAM TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE VETERANS47 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Serial No. 119-24 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING162 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 11, 2025 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2025Referred in Senate
- Sep 15, 2025Engrossed in House
- Sep 9, 2025Reported in House
- May 23, 2025Introduced in House
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