H.R. 4271

Summary

H.R. 4271, the VR&E Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 2, 2025 by Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R). It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Jul 2, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 4271 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4271 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-02
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4271  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 2, 2025   Mr. Van Orden  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   VR&E Accountability Act  .
2.
Limitation on extension of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran
Section 3105(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  The Secretary  and inserting
(1)   Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary ;
(2)
by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2)
The Secretary may not, under this subsection, extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran so that such period exceeds ninety-six months until after the Secretary—
(A)
determines that extraordinary circumstances apply in the case of such veteran; and
(B)
submits to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives written notice of such extension and the extraordinary circumstances for such extension.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran.

Sponsors

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) sponsors H.R. 4271 alone.

Derrick Van Orden

Rep. · R–WI-3 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4271 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Jul 2, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4271 has taken 2 actions since Jul 2, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4271 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4271 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran. — Official Title as Introduced
• VR&E Accountability Act — Display Title
• VR&E Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4271 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4271 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4271’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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