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H.R. 4446

U.S. House•Passed

Summary

H.R. 4446, the FAST VETS Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 20, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-72. It is now Public Law 119-72.

Record

Text

H.R. 4446 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb4446/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 4446 EH: Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act
 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. 4446
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act   or the   FAST VETS Act  .
2.
Conditions under which Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall redevelop individualized vocational rehabilitation plan
Section 3107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b)—
(1)
by striking  The Secretary shall review  and inserting  (1) The Secretary shall review ;
(2)
by striking the second sentence; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2)
On the basis of such review, the Secretary shall—
(A)
redevelop such plan with such veteran if the Secretary determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for such veteran is—
(i)
no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran; and
(ii)
likelier under a different plan formulated under subsection (a); or
(B)
disapprove redevelopment of such plan if the Secretary determines such redevelopment is not appropriate.
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    Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-16
  2. Passed House2025-09-15
  3. Passed Senate2025-12-18
  4. Conference
  5. To President2026-01-12
  6. Became Law2026-01-20

CRS Summary

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

Public Law Jan 20, 2026

hb4446/public-law.md

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Public Law (01/20/2026)

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.

Introduced in House Jul 16, 2025

hb4446/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (07/16/2025)

Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act

This bill 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 bill 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) sponsors H.R. 4446, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4446 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Discharged From · Dec 18, 2025
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Sep 10, 2025 · 285 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 4446, the latest H. Rept. 119-266.

  • H. Rept. 119-266 — FOCUSED ASSISTANCE AND SKILLS TRAINING FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSITION SUCCESS ACT

Actions

H.R. 4446 has taken 20 actions since Jul 16, 2025, the latest on Jan 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 20, 2026
House
Signed by President.
Jan 20, 2026
House
Became Public Law No: 119-72.
Jan 12, 2026
House
Presented to President.
Dec 19, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 4446 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4446 goes by 13 titles, 10 of them short titles.

  • FAST VETS Act — Display Title
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • FAST VETS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • FAST VETS Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • FAST VETS Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • FAST VETS Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • FAST VETS Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 4446, the latest on Aug 14, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4446 in 4 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.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER114
NAOMI MATHIS114
PETER DICKINSON114
SHAMALA CAPIZZI114
JOSEPH LEMAY113
SHANE LIERMANN113
JOY ILEM112
KEVIN MILLER112

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4446 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. 4446’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr4446/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. 4446 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

hr4446/subjects.txt
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4446, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DEXTER:H.R. 4446.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3368]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com