# 119-hr-6404: Hire Student Veterans Act

119-hr-6404, Hire Student Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6404
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hire Student Veterans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**Creates a new pathway for employers to claim the Work Opportunity Tax Credit by hiring veterans who are attending school with Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense education benefits.** It also waives the credit's usual minimum employment-period rule for this new veteran category and would apply to hires who begin work after enactment. - Veterans: Student veterans using covered VA or DoD education assistance become a defined eligible group for the tax credit, making employers more likely to consider hiring them while they attend school. - Employers: Expands the pool of hires that can trigger the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and removes the waiting-period hurdle for this veteran group, simplifying the conditions under which the credit can be claimed.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax credit for hiring student veterans: benefit, high. If enacted, employers would be able to claim the Work Opportunity Tax Credit when they hire a veteran who is attending school using certain VA or military education benefits. Those benefits are under title 38 chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34, or title 10 chapters 1606 or 1607. The bill would also rem…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance 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

## Sources
- [119-hr-6404 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6404)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6404 (as of 2026-06-05).