US SB1003 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to administer economic opportunity assistance programs for veterans and their dependents and survivors. Specifically, the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration must administer the following Department of Veterans Affairs programs: vocational rehabilitation and employment programs, educational assistance programs, veterans' housing loan and related programs, the Transition Assistance Program, and the database of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
Title
VET OPP Act of 2019 Veterans’ Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] |
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2045 (Same As) 2019-05-22 - Received in the Senate.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1003/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1003/BILLS-116s1003is.pdf |