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119-hr-7643119th CongressWALLET

Veteran Technology Employment Success Act

Sponsored By: Representative Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

In Committee

Summary

Public, transparent employment outcomes for VET TEC participants and a formal feedback loop to improve the program. The bill would clarify how the VA calculates the VET TEC employment rate and require ongoing collection of participant feedback.

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  • Veterans: They would get a clear, public measure of success. Employment is counted only if a veteran is working 180 days after completing the program and not employed by the training provider or its affiliates.
  • Training providers: Reported employment rates could shift because hires by the provider or parent affiliates as instructors are excluded. The VA must also report three outcome types: full-time, part-time, and self-employment.
  • VA program managers and policymakers: The VA would be required to regularly solicit and analyze feedback from participants and the GI Bill School Feedback Tool to evaluate and improve VET TEC implementation.
  • Public and researchers: Published, disaggregated rates make program outcomes easier to review and compare across providers.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

VET TEC employment rate reporting

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to publish the VET TEC employment rate each year and report it to the House of Representatives. The rate would be the percent of people who completed a VET TEC program during the year who are employed 180 days after finishing. The VA would not count cases where the person is employed by the same training provider, or by a parent or affiliate as an instructor for a substantially similar program. The VA would also, to the maximum extent practicable, report separate full-time, part-time, and self-employment rates.

VET TEC participant feedback and review

This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to regularly solicit, collect, and analyze feedback about the VET TEC program from participants and from the GI Bill School Feedback Tool. The VA would use that feedback to evaluate and improve how the VET TEC program is implemented and run.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 2/23/2026

  • Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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