FAST VETS Act

Bill: 119-hr-4446
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2025-07-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes conditions under which a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan (under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program) must be redeveloped. The&nbsp;program provides job training and employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities.</p><p>Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must formulate and annually review an individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for veterans who have a serious employment handicap and have a reasonably feasible vocational goal.</p><p>The bill provides that such plan must be redeveloped with the veteran if the VA determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for the veteran are no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran and are more likely under a different plan.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4446 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 16, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act . 2. Conditions under which Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall redevelop individualized vocational rehabilitation plan Section 3107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b)— (1) by striking The Secretary shall review and inserting (1) The Secretary shall review ; (2) by striking the second sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) On the basis of such review, the Secretary shall— (A) redevelop such plan with such veteran if the Secretary determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for such veteran is— (i) no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran; and (ii) likelier under a different plan formulated under subsection (a); or (B) disapprove redevelopment of such plan if the Secretary determines such redevelopment is not appropriate. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4446 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act . 2. Conditions under which Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall redevelop individualized vocational rehabilitation plan Section 3107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b)— (1) by striking The Secretary shall review and inserting (1) The Secretary shall review ; (2) by striking the second sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) On the basis of such review, the Secretary shall— (A) redevelop such plan with such veteran if the Secretary determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for such veteran is— (i) no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran; and (ii) likelier under a different plan formulated under subsection (a); or (B) disapprove redevelopment of such plan if the Secretary determines such redevelopment is not appropriate. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 222 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4446 [Report No. 119–266] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Ms. Dexter (for herself, Mr. Messmer , Mr. McGarvey , and Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs September 10, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act . 2. Conditions under which Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall redevelop individualized vocational rehabilitation plan Section 3107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b)— (1) by striking The Secretary shall review and inserting (1) The Secretary shall review ; (2) by striking the second sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) On the basis of such review, the Secretary shall— (A) redevelop such plan with such veteran if the Secretary determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for such veteran is— (i) no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran; and (ii) likelier under a different plan formulated under subsection (a); or (B) disapprove redevelopment of such plan if the Secretary determines such redevelopment is not appropriate. .

September 10, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4446 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Ms. Dexter (for herself, Mr. Messmer , Mr. McGarvey , and Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act . 2. Conditions under which Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall redevelop individualized vocational rehabilitation plan Section 3107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b)— (1) by striking The Secretary shall review and inserting (1) The Secretary shall review ; (2) by striking the second sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) On the basis of such review, the Secretary shall— (A) redevelop such plan with such veteran if the Secretary determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for such veteran is— (i) no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran; and (ii) likelier under a different plan formulated under subsection (a); or (B) disapprove redevelopment of such plan if the Secretary determines such redevelopment is not appropriate. .