VERY Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-7653
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2024-03-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2024 or the VERY Act of 2024&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill revises terminology used under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program, specifically by replacing the use of <em>employment handicap</em> with <em>employment barrier</em>.<em></em></p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7653 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2024 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2024 or the VERY Act of 2024 . 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 November 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7653 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology regarding veteran employment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2024 or the VERY Act of 2024 . 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 November 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7653 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology regarding veteran employment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2024 or the VERY Act of 2024 . 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 .