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HR 1230 · in committee · niche

AG VETS Act

What this bill does

  • The bill provides competitive grants to establish farming and ranching education programs for veterans.
  • Universities, extension services, state agriculture departments, and nonprofits can apply for funding.
  • The Department of Agriculture will administer grants to support veteran agricultural training and business opportunities.

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  1. 01

    How would grant competition among universities, extension services, and nonprofits affect which veterans gain access to farming education programs?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that agricultural training programs specifically help veterans transition to farming careers compared to other occupations?

  3. 03

    Which federal budget area should fund these veteran agriculture grants, and what agricultural programs might receive less funding as a result?

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Derrick Van Orden

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Introduced 2025-12-19

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-19 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

  2. 2025-03-20 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

  3. 2025-02-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

  4. 2025-02-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

  5. 2025-02-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. 2025-02-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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