HR 7103 United States House · 119th Congress

Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to partner with private sector stakeholders to identify high-growth emerging tech industries (like AI and semiconductors) and relevant training programs for veterans. It mandates the VA to prominently include these opportunities in veterans' transition programs and on its website, and to create a 90-day expedited process for approving qualifying education courses. The bill also updates existing VA programs by replacing "high technology" with "high technology or emerging technology" in key sections, ensuring emerging tech fields are explicitly included. The provisions expire on September 30, 2027.

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Jan 2026

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Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026

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May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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Jan 15, 2026

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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors