VERY Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2625
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2025-04-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025&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>.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2625 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2025 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 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025 . 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 July 21, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2625 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 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025 . 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 July 21, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 137 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2625 [Report No. 119–171] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2025 Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs June 25, 2025 Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Suozzi June 25, 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 update certain terminology regarding veteran employment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025 . 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 .

June 25, 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. 2625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2025 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 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025 . 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 .