Bills · S 5581
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS. 5581
S. 5581: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the manner in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs calculates the average employment rate of veterans participating in the VET TEC high technology program, and for other purposes.
The bill would amend federal veterans law to change how the VA calculates the average employment rate for veterans in the VET TEC high-technology program.
INTRO SEP 29· LAST ACTION SEP 29
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tl;dr
A proposed change to how the VA calculates VET TEC participants’ average employment rate. The available information does not say what calculation would replace the current one.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
STEP 2 / 8Introduced
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
The calculation affects how the average employment rate for VET TEC participants is measured. The title says the bill aims to improve that calculation, but does not provide enough detail to assess what would change in practice.
KEY PROVISIONS
3PROVISION 01
Would amend Title 38 of the United States Code.
This is the part of federal law the bill would change, though the specific amendment is not available.
PROVISION 02
Would change how the VA Secretary calculates the average employment rate for veterans participating in VET TEC.
This is the specific change described in the bill title; the calculation method is not provided.
PROVISION 03
The title refers to other purposes but does not describe them.
The unavailable bill text may contain additional provisions that cannot be assessed here.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 1
D· Nevada
YRS IN OFFICE
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BILLS LED
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSSEP 29
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SEP 29
Introduced in Senate
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 5581
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedSep 29, 2026
Last actionSep 29, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED SEP 29, 2026
Senate BillS. 5581
S. 5581: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the manner in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs calculates the average employment rate of veterans participating in the VET TEC high technology program, and for other purposes.
The bill would amend federal veterans law to change how the VA calculates the average employment rate for veterans in the VET TEC high-technology program.
INTRODUCED SEP 29, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 29, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
1%
READING
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COSPONSORS
1
COMPLEXITY
Moderate