# 119-hr-3387: ETS Act

119-hr-3387, ETS 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 2026-05-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3387
- Congress: 119
- Title: ETS Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-17

## Summary

**Standardizes and expands transition support for servicemembers and new veterans.** It tightens and broadens the Transition Assistance Program, boosts interagency data sharing and oversight, extends transitional health care, and improves VA employment supports and public resources. - Transitioning servicemembers get a more consistent TAP experience with longer preseparation counseling, an in-person emphasis, standardized "pathways" recorded in service records, mandatory cross-agency information sharing, and annual audits. Agencies must identify at-risk members and begin outreach within 60 days. - Military spouses gain a voluntary pilot integrated with TAP that offers at least quarterly counseling, flexible scheduling, and participation at a minimum of five installations per service including one overseas. The pilot can run up to three years and requires a year-out report on whether it should become permanent. - Members separating from service receive extended transitional health care from 180 days to 270 days. The VA must publish a ZIP-code searchable website for new veterans and dependents, expand eligibility for VA job counseling to those eligible for TAP, and the GAO will study SkillBridge and report within two years.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Earlier, stronger transition counseling: benefit, medium. If enacted, you could start transition counseling up to 540 days before leaving service (up from 365). Special operations units would be explicitly covered. Commanders could allow counseling if you reenlist, and you could request a second session, both space-available. Reserve members could ask to…
- More oversight and follow-up in transition counseling: benefit, medium. The Defense Department would send yearly, installation-level transition reports for four years at sites with 250 or more counseling cases. Reports would cover days of counseling, time to separation, re-enlistments, referrals, unemployment claims, and commander briefings. Defense, VA, and Labor woul…
- More SNAP info for separating servicemembers: benefit, low. The bill would let the Department share information with state veterans agencies about low-income benefits like SNAP. Details about whether you may be eligible for SNAP would not be limited by prior voluntary rules. If passed, this could help low-income veterans and families learn about benefits th…
- Pilot counseling for military spouses: benefit, low. The bill would start a voluntary pilot for military spouses within one year. Sessions would be offered at least once each quarter at selected bases, including nights and weekends. Each session would include at least one hour on benefits from Defense, VA, and Labor. The pilot would run at no fewer t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3387 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3387)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3387 (as of 2026-05-17).