# 119-hr-4446: FAST VETS Act

119-hr-4446, FAST VETS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4446
- As of: 2026-07-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4446
- Congress: 119
- Title: FAST VETS Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Redeveloping individualized vocational rehabilitation plans.** This law changes Title 38, section 3107, to set clearer rules for when the Department of Veterans Affairs updates a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan. VA must redevelop a plan if a change in a veteran's employment handicap makes the original long‑range rehabilitation goals infeasible and a different plan is more likely to achieve those goals. The Secretary may disapprove redevelopment when doing so would be inappropriate.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA must update job rehab plans: benefit, medium. Veterans in VA’s vocational rehabilitation program can get their plan updated after review. The law requires VA to redevelop your plan with you if your long‑term job goals are no longer feasible due to a change in your employment handicap. VA must also find that a different plan is more likely to r…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4446 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4446)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4446 (as of 2026-07-19).