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Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act
This act establishes conditions under which a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan (under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program) must be redeveloped. The program provides job training and employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must formulate and annually review an individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for veterans who have a serious employment handicap and have a reasonably feasible vocational goal.
The act provides that such plan must be redeveloped with the veteran if the VA determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for the veteran are no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran and are more likely under a different plan.
People & committees
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] · D–OR
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 119-72.
Became Public Law No: 119-72.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4446.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4298)
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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