House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Finstad R-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 3, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10260.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FINSTAD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 140, September 3, 2026, Page H5510):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10260, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Finstad.
- H.R. 2931 (119th) Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
- H.R. 8881 (119th) SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026
- H.R. 9576 (119th) National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026
- H.R. 1163 (119th) Prove It Act
- H.R. 10353 (119th) SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026
- H.R. 6978 (119th) Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.