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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 2625

Introduced

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
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2625 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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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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