US Congress · H.R. 981 · Passed the House

VETT Act

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Introduced 2025-02-05

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What it does

Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act or the VETT Act This bill modifies the approval process for certain courses of education for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits. Under current law, educational institutions must provide a personalized form to an individual with certain information (e.g., cost, financial aid, and graduation and job placement rates) prior to enrollment in a course, otherwise such institutions may be subject to certain disciplinary action from the VA or state approving agency. The bill provides that if an educational ins

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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title "Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act," also referred to as the "VETT Act."

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act or the VETT Act .

2Processes to approve programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs

This section would amend the existing rules in section 3679(f)(5) of title 38, United States Code, which cover the disclosure form that an educational institution must give to an individual under paragraph (1) of that provision. It would update the internal cross-references within the current subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that paragraph so each still points to the correct subparagraph now that a new subparagraph (C) is being added. It would add that new subparagraph (C): if an educational institution cannot give an individual a form under paragraph (1) that contains all of the information required under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, the institution must give the individual, along with that form, a notice that specifies which of the required information may be inaccurate or incomplete, and that includes, in place of any information that may be inaccurate or incomplete, the best estimate available as of the date of the notice. Separately, this section would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a website to serve as a central location for publishing information about the training that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to school certifying officials, and to update that information on a regular basis.

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2. Processes to approve programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Limitation of disapproval of programs of education for failure To provide certain forms Section 3679(f)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking this paragraph and inserting this subparagraph ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking this paragraph and inserting subparagraph (A) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) If an educational institution cannot provide to an individual a form under paragraph (1) that contains all of the information required under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, the educational institution shall provide to such individual, with the form under such paragraph, a notice— (i) that specifies what such information may be inaccurate or incomplete; and (ii) that includes, in place of the information that may be inaccurate or incomplete, the best estimate available on the date of such notice. . (b) Publication of information about training for school certifying officials The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a website to serve as a central location for the publication of information about the training that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides for school certifying officials and shall update such information on a regular basis.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-02-05

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-04-09

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsor, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSvia DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

6 filings

From 6 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (2025-04-10).