# 119-hr-7103: Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act

119-hr-7103, Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7103
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Directs the VA to identify and promote education and training in emerging technologies** like artificial intelligence and semiconductor manufacturing so veterans can move into jobs with growth potential. It would add those technologies to transition programs, speed approval of relevant courses, and rename the High Technology Program to explicitly include emerging technology.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More tech training partnerships for veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, the VA Secretary would work with private employers, schools, and nonprofits to identify emerging technologies, specific industries and job titles with strong growth potential and the courses that train veterans for those jobs. The VA would be required to add those technologies, courses,…
- Include emerging technology in VA programs: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would change VA high-technology program language to read “high technology and emerging technology.” It would replace references to “high technology” with “high technology or emerging technology” in the named program rules and add a requirement to identify technologies of critic…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7103 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7103)

## 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-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7103 (as of 2026-09-21).