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H.R. 980

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025

Chamber: United States House of Representatives (The United States of America)

Session: 119th Congress Current

**Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025** This bill removes the requirement that educational and vocational counseling services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on campus at institutions of higher learning must be provided by VA counselors.

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Derrick Van Orden

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