HR 7103 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act

Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Abraham J. Hamadeh R-AZ

Latest action · May 14, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute 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.

IntroducedJan 15, 2026
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2026 to May 7, 2026.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
R-WI	Derrick Van Orden	Jan 21, 2026
R-TX	August Pfluger	Feb 23, 2026
R-VA	Jennifer A. Kiggans	Feb 24, 2026
D-VA	James R. Walkinshaw	May 7, 2026

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 Jan 15, 2026Markup May 14, 2026
	Economic Opportunity Subcommittee	Referred Jan 23, 2026Markup Feb 24, 2026Reported Feb 24, 2026
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Jan 15, 2026

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 14, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 14, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Feb 24, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 24, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jan 23, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 15, 2026Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2026Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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

Jun 4, 2026H.R. 7103, Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 14, 2026

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the U.S. Constitution: `To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years.' Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 of the U.S. Constitution: `To provide and maintain a Navy.' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution: `To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 11, January 15, 2026, page H921.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 119-333	LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MULTI VSOs: STUDENT VETERANS OF AMERICA, JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE USA, BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION, FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION, MINORITY VETERANS OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA222 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Mar 3, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide greater opportunities for veterans to pursue education programs involving emerging technologies, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 15, 2026Introduced in House

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