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Introduced:
Apr 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

Bill Statistics

15
Actions
3
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
2
Subjects
4
Text Versions
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Latest Action

Jul 22, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Apr 3, 2025 00
<p><strong>Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill revises terminology used under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program, specifically by replacing the use of <em>employment handicap</em> with <em>employment barrier</em>.</p>

Actions (15)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jul 22, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H38310
Jul 21, 2025
3:47 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3491)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H37300
Jul 21, 2025
3:47 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3491)
Type: Floor | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 8000
Jul 21, 2025
3:47 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2625.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H8D000
Jul 21, 2025
3:40 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3491-3492: 1)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30000
Jul 21, 2025
3:40 PM
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30300
Jul 21, 2025
3:40 PM
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 137.
Type: Calendars | Source: House floor actions | Code: H12410
Jun 25, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-171.
Type: Committee | Source: House floor actions | Code: H12200
Jun 25, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-171.
Type: Committee | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 5000
Jun 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H19000
May 6, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H15001
May 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Apr 3, 2025

Subjects (2)

Armed Forces and National Security (Policy Area) Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Cosponsors (3)

Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
(D-NY)
May 23, 2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
(R-PA)
May 15, 2025
Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
(R-AZ)
Apr 3, 2025

Text Versions (4)

Referred in Senate

Jul 22, 2025
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Engrossed in House

Jul 21, 2025
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Reported in House

Jun 25, 2025
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Introduced in House

Apr 3, 2025
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Full Bill Text

Length: 1,233 characters Version: Referred in Senate Version Date: Jul 22, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:31 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2625 Referred in Senate

(RFS) ]

<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2625

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 22, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology
regarding veteran employment.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Employment Readiness Yield
Act of 2025'' or the ``VERY Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.

Title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by striking ``employment handicap'' each place it
occurs and inserting ``employment barrier''; and

(2) by striking ``employment handicaps'' each place it
occurs and inserting ``employment barriers''.

Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.
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