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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 2625

Passed House

VERY Act of 2025

Sponsor
DDonald G. Davis· North Carolina
Introduced
April 3, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.July 22, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2625 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2625 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology regarding veteran employment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025'' or the ``VERY Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. UPDATE OF CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY REGARDING VETERAN EMPLOYMENT. Title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``employment handicap'' each place it occurs and inserting ``employment barrier''; and (2) by striking ``employment handicaps'' each place it occurs and inserting ``employment barriers''. Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.

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