Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Passed House
Summary
Expands veterans' vocational and outreach services. This bill would change four parts of title 38 to broaden approved training, relax a staffing rule for on-campus counseling, require better outreach and deadlines for rehabilitation extensions, and push back a pension timing date.
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- Veterans in vocational rehabilitation would be able to pursue certain non-degree flight training courses that are not part of a standard college degree. This authority applies to programs approved on or after August 1, 2026.
- Veterans seeking campus-based counseling and those who help them would see a removed staffing requirement for on-campus educational and vocational counseling, plus a required dedicated Education Call Center phone line and published regional contact info. Extension requests must be approved or denied within 30 days and the Secretary must report annually for five years on extension approvals and denials.
- Pension beneficiaries affected by a timing limit would get an extended deadline moved from January 31, 2033 to July 31, 2033.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
More VA rehab training and faster help
If enacted, VA vocational rehab (Chapter 31) would cover some non-degree flight training for programs approved on or after August 1, 2026. It would allow training that is not offered by a college for degree credit. The VA would have 30 days to approve or deny your request for extra time in the program, and it would send Congress yearly data on these requests for five years. The VA would set up a dedicated phone line for Chapter 31, and each regional office would post a name, phone, and email for help.
VA pension payment limit extended
This bill would extend an existing VA pension payment limit through July 31, 2033, six months longer than under current law. If you are subject to that limit, your pension payments would stay limited for six more months.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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