House Bill
H.R. 6861
Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act
Primary Sponsor
Abraham Hamadeh
R - AZ
Cosponsors
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Summary
This bill transfers all veterans employment programs from the Department of Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs, effective October 2027. Programs moved would include job counseling and placement services, homeless veterans reintegration, and enforcement of veterans' employment rights (USERRA). The goal is consolidating veteran services under one department.
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Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act
This bill transfers all veterans employment programs from the Department of Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs, effective October 2027. Programs moved would include job counseling and placement services, homeless veterans reintegration, and enforcemen
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This bill transfers all veterans employment programs from the Department of Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs, effective October 2027. Programs moved would include job counseling and placement services, homeless veterans reintegration, and enforcement of veterans' employment rights (USERRA). The goal is consolidating veteran services under one department.
- Bill Number
- 6861
- Introduced
- 3/18/2026
- Status
- Committee Hearings Held
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
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- Title
- Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act
- Bill Number
- 6861
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Committee Hearings Held
- Introduced
- 3/18/2026
- Summary
- This bill transfers all veterans employment programs from the Department of Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs, effective October 2027. Programs moved would include job counseling and placement services, homeless veterans reintegration, and enforcement of veterans' employment rights (USERRA
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