# 119-hr-7472: To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a certain limitation on the receipt of assistance under both the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Readiness and Employment program and Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs.

119-hr-7472, To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a certain limitation on the receipt of assistance under both the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Readiness and Employment program and Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7472
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a certain limitation on the receipt of assistance under both the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Readiness and Employment program and Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would remove a statutory cap that prevents veterans from receiving both Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits and VA educational assistance.** It would amend 38 U.S.C. § 3695 by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b), thereby removing the prior limitation while leaving the rest of the section unchanged.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Veterans can get job and school help: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to get VA Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) services and VA education benefits at the same time. This would repeal a rule that previously stopped getting both together. The bill text does not add new money or set an effective date.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-9195: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7472 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7472)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-9195: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9195)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7472 (as of 2026-04-21).