H.R. 4446 · 119th Congress

FAST VETS Act

Introduced on Jul 16, 2025 by Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-72.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-72
Introduced
Jul 16, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jan 20, 2026). Public domain.

Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Maxine DexterD-OR-3Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 16, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  7. Sep 10, 2025Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.
  8. Sep 10, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.
  9. Sep 10, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
  10. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4298)
  12. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4446.
  13. 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)
  14. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
  15. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Sep 16, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  17. Dec 18, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Dec 18, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Dec 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Dec 18, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
  21. Dec 19, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  22. Jan 12, 2026Presented to President.
  23. Jan 12, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
  25. Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
  26. Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-72.
  27. Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-72.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS4 reports
    $627.8K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.