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FAST VETS Act

119-hr4446 — FAST VETS Act. Sponsored by Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]. Introduced 2025-07-16. House bill. 119th Congress.

119-hr4446 119th Congress House Became Public Law No: 119-72.
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FAST VETS Act

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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
Sponsor
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D), OR
Cosponsors
Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
Introduced
2025-07-16
Committees
Veterans' Affairs Committee; Veterans' Affairs Committee
Subjects
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Bill Activity

House
Introduced in House
2025-07-16
Committee
2025-07-16
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee
2025-07-23
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported in House
2025-09-10
Committee
2025-09-10
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.
Committee
2025-09-16
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee
2025-12-18
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Engrossed in House
2025-09-15
House Floor Vote
2025-09-15
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
Senate
Referred in Senate
2025-09-16
Senate Floor Vote
2025-12-18
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
President
President
2026-01-12
Presented to President.
Became Law
2026-01-20
Became Public Law No: 119-72.
Enrolled Bill
Public Law
2026-01-21

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