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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
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HR6843119th CongressWALLET
Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Ciscomani
In Committee
Summary
Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (VEOA) would create a new VA administration focused on improving economic opportunity and transition services for veterans, survivors, and dependents. It would install a Senate-confirmed Under Secretary to lead that office and coordinate related programs.
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- Veterans and families: Would centralize job, education, housing, and transition help under one office, covering vocational rehabilitation, education benefits, VA housing loans, and the Transition Assistance Program.
- VA leadership and hiring: Would establish an Under Secretary chosen for information technology and program-administration experience and require a commission to recommend at least three candidates when the position is vacant.
- Oversight, timing, and staffing: Would require annual reports to Congress with claims, processing times, outcomes, FTE counts, and IT spending. Chapter 80 would take effect October 1, 2027 and set combined FTE caps at 31,401 for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
No service transfer without certification
If enacted, the bill would stop the VA Secretary from moving veteran services to the new office until the Secretary certifies the transition will not harm veterans and that services are ready. Certification could be submitted no earlier than April 1, 2027 and must be submitted by September 1, 2027. If the Secretary misses that date, the Secretary must report to Congress saying why and giving an estimated certification date. The Secretary would also have to report to the Veterans' Affairs committees within 180 days after enactment on progress toward setting up the new office and moving services.
New VA office for jobs and housing
If enacted, the bill would create a Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration inside the VA. It would take effect October 1, 2027. The new office would run job, education, VA home‑loan programs, and the Transition Assistance Program. The President would name a Senate‑confirmed Under Secretary with IT and program management experience. The bill would also add that Under Secretary into many Title 38 legal references and exclude economic opportunity and transition assistance from a listed provision, effective October 1, 2027.
Limits on VA staff in 2028‑2029
If enacted, the bill would cap combined staff for the Veterans Benefits Administration and the new office at 31,401 full‑time employees for fiscal year 2028 and at 31,401 for fiscal year 2029. The cap would apply to the total authorized FTEs for those two organizations in each listed year. That limit could reduce hiring or slow claims processing and other services for veterans.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ciscomani
AZ • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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