VET Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
In Committee
Summary
Creates a Labor Department grant program to reimburse energy employers for hiring separating service members, veterans, and their spouses. Grants cover hiring, training, and relocation costs and prioritizes people with energy-related military skills or significant barriers to employment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Hiring grants for veterans and spouses
If enacted, the Department of Labor would run a grant program to pay energy employers that hire covered individuals. Congress would authorize $60 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031. Grants could reimburse up to $10,000 per covered person and up to $500,000 per grantee per year. Up to 15% of each year’s funds could pay administrative costs. Grant money could pay for training, licenses, recruitment, relocation, and hiring costs. Covered individuals would be separating members eligible for preseparation counseling, veterans, and their spouses. Eligible employers would be energy producers, distributors, or makers of key energy components; small businesses and firms in qualified opportunity zones would get selection preference. Employers must report yearly, allow audits, and repay misused funds. Labor must coordinate with Defense and VA and send an initial plan within 180 days and a final plan within one year. Labor must give Congress an evaluation and recommendations by September 30, 2030.
Removal of two military authorities
If enacted, the bill would repeal sections 1152 and 1153 of title 10, United States Code. That would remove the legal authorities those two sections provided. How people or programs are affected would depend on what those sections currently authorize.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Lee (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Mills
FL • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Escobar
TX • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Roll Call Votes
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