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HR 6861 · in committee · significant

Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act

What this bill does

  • This bill moves veteran job training, counseling, and placement services from the Labor Department to the Veterans Affairs Department.
  • Veterans seeking employment services and homeless veterans reintegration programs are affected by this organizational change.
  • The VA must include funding for these programs starting in its FY2028 budget request and ongoing.

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  1. 01

    How might consolidating veteran employment services under VA rather than Labor Department affect the speed and quality of job placement assistance for veterans?

  2. 02

    What specific funding levels should Congress require the VA to request for these transferred programs to ensure services don't diminish during the transition?

  3. 03

    Which veteran populations could face gaps in employment support if the VA and Labor Department fail to coordinate effectively during the organizational transfer?

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Sponsor · R-AZ-8

Abraham J. Hamadeh

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Introduced 2026-03-18

Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-18 · house · Committee

    Committee Hearings Held

  2. 2025-12-18 · house · IntroReferral

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

  3. 2025-12-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. 2025-12-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-12-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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