FAST VETS Act
Introduced Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Maxine Dexter
Signed into law.
This act establishes conditions under which a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan (under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program) must be redeveloped. The program provides job training and employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
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.
The act 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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-72.
- Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
- Jan 12, 2026Presented to President.
- Dec 19, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 18, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
- Dec 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 18, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 16, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
- Sep 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
- Sep 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4446.
- Sep 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4298)
- Sep 15, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 10, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
- Sep 10, 2025Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.
- Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 16, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House