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Subcommittee forwards slate of veterans bills to full committee; education and benefits bills advance en bloc
Summary
The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on April 3, 2025, advanced a package of veterans education, benefits, and services bills to the full committee, using a mix of en bloc consideration and individual amendment votes.
The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on April 3, 2025, advanced multiple bills to the full committee in a single markup session. Several measures were considered en bloc and forwarded favorably; others were considered with amendments and sent on for further consideration.
Key outcomes
- H.R. 9 13 (Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025), H.R. 9 80 (Modernizing Veterans on Campus Experience Act of 2025), and H.R. 14 23 (Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025) were considered and forwarded en bloc to the full committee by unanimous-consent procedures. The chair announced "hearing no objection, so ordered" and later stated the ayes have it when the en bloc was moved forward.
- H.R. 13 64 (Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025, the ASSIST Act) was discussed by Representative Barrett. He described the bill as expanding VA flexibility to fund a wider range of medically necessary vehicle adaptations for disabled veterans and said it builds on…
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