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H.R. 996: STEP for Veterans Act

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H.R. 996: STEP for Veterans Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-09 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

STEP for Veterans Act

Plain summary

Service, Training, Education, and Preparation for Veterans Act or the STEP for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for additional trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment; (2) carry out an existing, or implement a new, certificate or degree program that provides those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees; and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment. The advisory board shall be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

STEP for Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darren Soto (D-FL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr996 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115