# 119-hr-6843: Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025

119-hr-6843, Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6843
- Congress: 119
- Title: Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-22

## Summary

**Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (VEOA)** would create a new VA administration focused on improving economic opportunity and transition services for veterans, survivors, and dependents. It would install a Senate-confirmed Under Secretary to lead that office and coordinate related programs. - Veterans and families: Would centralize job, education, housing, and transition help under one office, covering vocational rehabilitation, education benefits, VA housing loans, and the Transition Assistance Program. - VA leadership and hiring: Would establish an Under Secretary chosen for information technology and program-administration experience and require a commission to recommend at least three candidates when the position is vacant. - Oversight, timing, and staffing: Would require annual reports to Congress with claims, processing times, outcomes, FTE counts, and IT spending. Chapter 80 would take effect October 1, 2027 and set combined FTE caps at 31,401 for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No service transfer without certification: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would stop the VA Secretary from moving veteran services to the new office until the Secretary certifies the transition will not harm veterans and that services are ready. Certification could be submitted no earlier than April 1, 2027 and must be submitted by September 1, 2027.…
- New VA office for jobs and housing: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration inside the VA. It would take effect October 1, 2027. The new office would run job, education, VA home‑loan programs, and the Transition Assistance Program. The President would name a Senate‑confirmed Und…
- Limits on VA staff in 2028‑2029: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would cap combined staff for the Veterans Benefits Administration and the new office at 31,401 full‑time employees for fiscal year 2028 and at 31,401 for fiscal year 2029. The cap would apply to the total authorized FTEs for those two organizations in each listed year. That lim…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6843 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6843)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8029)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6843 (as of 2026-05-22).