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Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] · R–MI
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-05 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Veterans Fellowship Act would create a pilot program in three to five states where veterans could work with employers as fellows for up to 20 weeks and receive monthly stipends. Participating states would partner with nonprofit organizations. Veterans would receive an opportunity for long-term employment with their host employer afterward, but the text does not guarantee a job.
This Act may be cited as the Veterans Fellowship Act.
The Assistant Secretary shall select at least three, but not more than five, States to carry out a short-term fellowship program pursuant to subsection (a). Each such State shall enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to carry out such program.
Each short-term fellowship program carried out by a State pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) consist of veterans participating as fellows with an employer for a period not exceeding 20 weeks; (2) provide to such veterans a monthly stipend during such period; and (3) provide to such veterans an opportunity to be employed on a long-term basis with the employer following such period.
The bill would require the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to administer the pilot. Participating states could use grants or contracts under the cited veterans employment statute to run fellowship programs.
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training shall carry out a pilot program under which a State may use a grant or contract under section 4102A(b)(5) of title 38, United States Code, to carry out a short-term fellowship program.
The Assistant Secretary would have to select three to five states. Each selected state would have to enter an agreement with a nonprofit organization to carry out its program.
The Assistant Secretary shall select at least three, but not more than five, States to carry out a short-term fellowship program pursuant to subsection (a). Each such State shall enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to carry out such program.
Veterans' fellowships with employers could last no more than 20 weeks. Programs would have to provide veterans a monthly stipend—a regular payment—during their fellowships.
Each short-term fellowship program carried out by a State pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) consist of veterans participating as fellows with an employer for a period not exceeding 20 weeks; (2) provide to such veterans a monthly stipend during such period;
Programs would have to give participating veterans an opportunity for long-term employment with the same employer after the fellowship. This requirement does not promise that every fellow would be hired.
(3) provide to such veterans an opportunity to be employed on a long-term basis with the employer following such period.
The Comptroller General would have to report on the pilot to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs committees within four years after the pilot begins.
Not later than four years after the date on which the pilot program commences under this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot program.
The bill would authorize Congress to provide $10 million for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2029, in addition to funds available under the cited veterans employment statute. This authorization would not itself provide the money.
In addition to funds made available under section 4102A(b)(5) of title 38, United States Code, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out the pilot program under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated December 19, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on March 5, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-19T09:08:07Z. 2025-03-05: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 2025-03-05: Introduced in House
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