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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6587

Introduced

Vets ETA

Sponsor
DJimmy Panetta· California
Introduced
December 10, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.January 5, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6587 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6587

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and 
from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with 
vocational rehabilitation or counseling.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 10, 2025

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Lieu) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and 
from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with 
vocational rehabilitation or counseling.

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 Earned Transportation Act'' 
or the ``Vets ETA''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS FACILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH VOCATIONAL 
REHABILITATION OR COUNSELING.

Section 111A(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and inserting ``The 
Secretary''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
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