{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2625","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2625,"title":"VERY Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-04-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000230","fullName":"Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]","party":"D","state":"NC","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-22","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-22","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-21","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-21","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3491)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-21","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3491)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-21","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2625.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-21","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3491-3492)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-21","text":"Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 137.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-171.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-171.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-06","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-06","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Veterans Employment Readiness Yield Act of 2025 or the VERY Act of 2025&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill revises terminology used under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program, specifically by replacing the use of <em>employment handicap</em> with <em>employment barrier</em>.</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-04T04:26:30Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":491,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:25:25.946Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=VERY%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}