HR 1458 · VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced
- Feb 21, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 3, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Juan Ciscomani [R-AZ-6]
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cosponsors
- 10
Summary
Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 or the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 This bill modifies which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits. The bill requires independent study programs that lead to a certificate that reflects graduation from a course of study to include regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors. The bill allows such independent study programs to be offered by any institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions, that are approved to participate in the Department of Education’s financial assistance programs.
Recent actions
- Feb 3, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 2, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 2, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1933-1934)
- Feb 2, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1933-1934)
- Feb 2, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1458.
- Feb 2, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1933-1935)
- Feb 2, 2026 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 26, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 262.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.