Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2025-06-11 — ETS Act: ETS Act (introduced) would strengthen VA and Department of Labor outreach and job services for transitioning servicemembers, reinforcing the economic-opportunity/transition service posture this administration is designed to house. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-04-15 — Vets CLEAR Act: 2026-04-15 — Vets CLEAR Act (HR8043, 119th Congress) forwarded from subcommittee to full committee by voice vote; substantive provisions and fiscal impact not yet detailed in abstract. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-14 — AIR CARE for Vets Act of 2026: 2026 — AIR CARE for Vets Act of 2026 (HR9666) introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; substantive provisions and fiscal impact not yet detailed. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-04-30 — Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025: 2025 — Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 (introduced) would let VA serve as a state approving agency to approve multi-state apprenticeship programs (including trucking) for VA educational assistance benefits. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-01-29 — Thomas M. Conway Veterans Access to Resources in the Workplace Act: 2026-01-29 — HR6960, the Thomas M. Conway Veterans Access to Resources in the Workplace Act, referred to the House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity; substantive provisions and fiscal impact not yet detailed. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-18 — COMPASS Act: 2026-06-18 — COMPASS Act (HR9351, 119th Congress) referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; text and fiscal impact not yet detailed. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-16 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.: 2025 — S5014 (introduced) would amend title 38 U.S.C. to extend eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) employment services to certain spouses of disabled veterans. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
• 2025-11-17 — Stuck On Hold Act: Stuck On Hold Act (introduced) would require VA to deploy automated callback systems and cap average phone wait times at 10 minutes, extending standard call-center service benchmarks to VA customer service operations. (novelty: 2)

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