Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
Warriors to Workforce Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Warriors to Workforce Act," aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It specifically targets the amount of educational assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The change applies to eligible individuals enrolled in a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training. Under this proposal, the assistance amount paid during the first year of such programs would be increased.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +6
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill directly increases the financial assistance provided to veterans during their first year of apprenticeship or on-job training.
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill increases educational assistance benefits for veterans entering apprenticeships or on-job training.
- Scored +3
Would students be better off under this?
It provides increased educational assistance for those in full-time training programs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Financial Support: The bill increases the percentage of educational assistance paid from 80 percent to 90 percent for the first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training (Section 2). This could provide more financial resources to eligible individuals during their initial training period.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill directly increases the financial assistance provided to veterans during their first year of apprenticeship or on-job training. Would students be better off under this? — It provides increased educational assistance for those in full-time training programs.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill increases educational assistance benefits for veterans entering apprenticeships or on-job training.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make college cost less? — By increasing assistance for apprenticeships, the bill improves the affordability of vocational training for veterans.
- 2/24/2026
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 1/21/2026
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 1/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/7/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- 2/5/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Laura GillenDemocrat · New York