# 119-hr-2801: Honor and Hire Veterans Act of 2025

119-hr-2801, Honor and Hire Veterans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2801
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honor and Hire Veterans Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Boosts hiring tax credit for veterans.** This bill would increase the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for qualified veterans and raise the wage amounts employers can use to calculate the credit. It would also reduce the partial-credit rate for hires who do not meet minimum employment periods. - Veterans: Qualified veterans would be eligible for a larger per-hire credit equal to 50% of first-year wages. - Employers: The wage amounts employers may use to compute the credit increase across tiers, for example from $12,000 to $18,000, letting firms claim more for higher-paid hires. - Short-term hires: Workers who do not meet minimum employment periods would qualify for a reduced applicable credit rate of 25% instead of higher rates.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger hiring credit for veterans: benefit, high. If you own a business, you could get a bigger Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring qualified veterans. The credit would be 50% of first-year wages for a qualified veteran. Veteran wage caps would rise to $18,000, $21,000, or $36,000 by category. For other eligible hires, the rate would be 40% of…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2801 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2801)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2801 (as of 2025-12-21).