# 119-s-2494: Hire Student Veterans Act

119-s-2494, Hire Student Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2494
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2494
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hire Student Veterans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to include student veterans who are using federal education benefits.** It would also exempt that new veteran group from the WOTC's usual minimum employment period for claiming the credit.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## 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 veterans who are attending school with certain federal education benefits. The bill would add this new "student veteran" group to the credit. It would also remove the usual minimum employment period for that…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2494 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2494)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2494 (as of 2026-04-21).