118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 7920: AG VETS Act
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Summary
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans through education and training services.
Entities eligible for the grants include cooperative extension services, land-grant colleges and universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, state departments of agriculture, and nonprofit organizations.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Don Bacon R-NEOriginal
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer R-OROriginal
- Donald Davis D-NCOriginal
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Joe Neguse D-CO
Who scored on this bill
- 1Derrick Van Orden SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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Other bills by Derrick Van Orden
- H.R. 980: Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 983: Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025
- H.R. 1815: VA Home Loan Program Reform Act
- H.R. 981: VETT Act
- H.R. 7323: Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024
- H.R. 7347: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
History
- Introduced in the House by Derrick Van Orden.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.