HR 3579
Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
Summary
Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act This bill modifies the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VR&E program provides job training and employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities. The bill requires veterans to submit an application to the VA in order to receive an initial evaluation to participate in the VR&E program. Further, a veteran may not receive employment assistance under the VR&E program for more than 365 days. The bill also requires the VA to report to Congress regarding the employment of veterans who participate in a vocational rehabilitation program under the VR&E program, including the annual wages of veterans before and after completion of a program. Additionally, the VA must annually publish the average time between the date on which a veteran requests a vocational rehabilitation program under the VR&E program and the date on which they first meet with a counselor as part of the program. Finally, the VA must seek to enter into a contract with a non-VA entity that has expertise in vocational rehabilitation to review, report, and provide recommendations on rehabilitation programs under the VR&E program.
Bill status
- Status
- Reported
- Sponsor
- Rep. Juan Ciscomani [R-AZ-6]
- Cosponsors
- 3
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- 2025-05-23
- Latest action
- 2025-09-16: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee referrals
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-09-16
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-09-09
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-07-23
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Discharged from · 2025-07-03
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-05-23
Recent actions
- 2025-09-16: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-09-15: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-09-15: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4288)
- 2025-09-15: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4288: 1)
- 2025-09-15: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3579.