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HR 4446 · enacted · niche

FAST VETS Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the VA to revise veterans' job training plans if their disability-related employment barriers change.
  • It affects veterans with service-connected disabilities using the VA's Veteran Readiness and Employment program.
  • The VA must redevelop plans when long-term rehabilitation goals are no longer feasible due to changed circumstances.

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  1. 01

    How should the VA balance the cost of revising training plans against the benefit of keeping disabled veterans' career paths realistic?

  2. 02

    What types of circumstantial changes—beyond disability progression—should trigger a mandatory plan revision for veterans in the program?

  3. 03

    How might this requirement affect wait times for veterans currently seeking initial training plan approval from the VA?

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Introduced 2026-01-20

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-01-20 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-72.

  2. 2026-01-20 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-72.

  3. 2026-01-20 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2026-01-20 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2026-01-12 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2026-01-12 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2025-12-19 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. 2025-12-18 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)

  9. 2025-12-18 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  10. 2025-12-18 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  11. 2025-12-18 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2025-09-16 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  13. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  14. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)

  15. 2025-09-15 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)

  16. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4446.

  17. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4298)

  18. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  19. 2025-09-10 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.

  20. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.

  21. 2025-09-10 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.

  22. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  23. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  24. 2025-07-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  25. 2025-07-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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