# 115-hr-4286: VET Act

115-hr-4286, VET Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4286
- Congress: 115
- Title: VET Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced: 2017-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Employment Training Act or the VET Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to employers to enter into partnerships with community colleges to create programs for training veterans for new jobs with such employers. A "new job" is defined as a job that: may include a new position within an existing job category that is not a job of a recalled worker, a replacement job, or any other job that existed in the employer's business within the one-year period preceding the date of hire; is not a job that existed in a business operation or substantially similar business operation of the employer formerly located in another location that was closed or substantially reduced by the employer; and results in a net increase in employment for the employer.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7083: Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6731: Restoring Our Commitment to Renewable Fuels Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6526: RURAL Act
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6505: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4286 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4286)

## Related
- [115-hr-7083: Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7083)
- [115-hr-6731: Restoring Our Commitment to Renewable Fuels Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6731)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6526: RURAL Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6526)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6505: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6505)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4286 (as of 2025-11-18).