The record

LegislationLegislation· Feb 2026
HR 980 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Derrick Van Orden (R)

Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025

Lets non-VA staff provide veterans' job counseling on college campuses and approves flight training for disabled veterans.

Tradeoff

Expands who can counsel veterans on campus and allows non-degree flight training in rehabilitation programs. No fiscal impact reported.

What's in it

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Increases spending by $137 million over 2025-2035, with less than $500,000 in net direct spending change and $137 million in spending.

This funds expanded flight training services for veterans in the VR&E program and continuation of reduced pension payment policies for veterans and survivors in nursing homes over the next decade.

H.R. 980, Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025 · May 2025

The House passed this 402-2 on February 2, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 5, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 5, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Aug 15, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-228.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #49 · Feb 2, 2026)

    402 yeanay 2

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 3, 2026)

Passage votes so far· Feb 2, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027