# 119-hr-1230: AG VETS Act

119-hr-1230, AG VETS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1230
- Congress: 119
- Title: AG VETS Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates competitive grants to expand farming and ranching training for veterans.** This bill would direct the Department of Agriculture to award competitive grants to eligible colleges, extension services, state agriculture agencies, nonprofits, and community groups to build education and hands-on training programs for military veterans. - Veterans: Would fund training, classroom courses, workshops, tours, and instructor‑supervised field experiences to help veterans learn farm and ranch business operations and management practices. - Educational institutions and community groups: Makes cooperative extension services, land‑grant and non‑land‑grant agriculture colleges, Hispanic‑serving agricultural colleges, state departments of agriculture, nonprofits, and community organizations eligible for grants. - Program design and funding rules: Grants must be competitively awarded by USDA, recipients must provide at least a 1:1 non‑Federal match, and the bill authorizes $5 million a year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program. *Would increase federal spending by up to $25.0 million over FY2026–2030 if the authorized amounts are appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More farm training for veterans: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would run a competitive grant program to expand farm and ranch training for military veterans. Colleges, extension services, state agriculture departments, nonprofits, and consortia could apply. Grants could fund classes, workshops, tours, curriculum, and instructor supervised fiel…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1230 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1230)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1230 (as of 2026-09-21).