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

Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025

H.R. 980Introduced Feb 5, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Derrick Van Orden R-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
Committee actionMay 6, 2025
Passed HouseFeb 2, 2026 · 402–2
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. 980.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 980, Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025” on May 28, 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 28, 2025 ↗
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-228 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on August 15, 2025.
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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. VAN ORDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 24, February 5, 2025, Page H505):
Article I, Section 8, clause 3
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Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 980. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · FEB 2, 2026

Passed the House

402–2PASSED

R 201–1 D 201–1

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 49 · 27 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-3 district

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