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HR 1458 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

VETS Opportunity Act of 2025

In plain language: Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 or the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 This bill modifies which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits. The bill requires independent study programs that lead to a certificate that reflects graduation from a course of study to include regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors. The bill allows such independent study programs to be offered by any institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions, that are approved to participate in the Department of Education’s financial assistance programs.

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How it moved.

  1. Feb 3, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Feb 2, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Feb 2, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1933-1934)
  4. Feb 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1933-1934)
  5. Sep 26, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-308.
  6. Sep 26, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-308.
  7. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  8. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House

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