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H.R. 2625

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2625, the VERY Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 3, 2025 by Rep. Donald Davis (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Jul 22, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 2625 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb2625/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2625 EH: Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2625
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology regarding veteran employment.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025   or the   VERY Act of 2025  .
2.
Update of certain terminology regarding veteran employment
Title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  employment handicap  each place it occurs and inserting  employment barrier ; and
(2)
by striking  employment handicaps  each place it occurs and inserting  employment barriers .
    Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-03
  2. Passed House2025-07-21
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 3, 2025

hb2625/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/03/2025)

Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025

This bill revises terminology used under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program, specifically by replacing the use of employment handicap with employment barrier.

Sponsors

Rep. Donald Davis (D) sponsors H.R. 2625, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2625 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jul 22, 2025
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Jun 25, 2025 · 285 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2625, the latest H. Rept. 119-171.

Actions

H.R. 2625 has taken 13 actions since Apr 3, 2025, the latest on Jul 22, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 22, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Jul 21, 202515:40
House
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 21, 202515:40
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3491-3492)
Jul 21, 202515:40
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2625.
Jul 21, 202515:47
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3491)

Votes

H.R. 2625 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2625 goes by 11 titles, 8 of them short titles.

  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology regarding veteran employment. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • VERY Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology regarding veteran employment. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • VERY Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • VERY Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • VERY Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • VERY Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2625, the latest on May 12, 2025.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2625 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
HEATHER ANSLEY115
JEREMY VILLANUEVA115
JOSEPH LEMAY115
JULIE HOWELL115
MORGAN BROWN115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
ANTHONYA JAMES113
LISA ELIJAH113
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
DANICA GONZALVES112
JENNIFER HUNT112
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112
ROSCOE BUTLER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2625 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2625’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr2625/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2625 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

hr2625/subjects.txt
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2625, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina:H.R. 2625.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H1418]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com