HR 2625
Passed a chamber
Replaces the term "employment handicap" with "employment barrier" throughout title 38 of the U.S. Code, which governs veterans' benefits and programs.
Official title: VERY Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
03-APR-2025
Referred
03-APR-2025
Approved by committee
06-MAY-2025
Reported
25-JUN-2025
On the calendar
25-JUN-2025
Passed
21-JUL-2025
Senate
Received
22-JUL-2025
- Strikes the phrases "employment handicap" and "employment handicaps" wherever they appear in title 38 of the U.S. Code.
- Inserts "employment barrier" and "employment barriers" in their place, changing wording only and not eligibility or benefits.
- Gives the bill the short title "Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025" or "VERY Act of 2025."
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-APR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 21-JUL-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Veterans' Affairs Committee (House)
- Veterans' Affairs Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat