House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

VETS Opportunity Act of 2025

H.R. 1458Introduced Feb 21, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the criteria for approval of certain independent study programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sponsor: Rep. Juan Ciscomani R-AZ

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
Committee actionMay 6, 2025
Passed HouseFeb 2, 2026 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 3, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1458.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1458, Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025” on May 30, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 6, 2025”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 30, 2025 ↗
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July 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-308 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 26, 2025.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2025 ↗
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July 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CISCOMANI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 35, February 21, 2025, Page H729):
Article 1, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 21, 2025 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 8, 2026
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