Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6011

VA Work-Study Improvement Act

VA Work-Study Program: Pay Raises and Expanded Job Options

Nov 17, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. It is actively moving through the committee system, but no further votes or hearings have been scheduled yet.

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Veteran-focused bills often receive broad support from both parties, but many bills introduced early in a session struggle to move through the full legislative process.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3600 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3600 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill expands the types of jobs veterans can hold while using the VA work-study program. It would allow veterans to work for any state or local government office or nonprofit group as long as the work helps other veterans or military members.
The policy changes how student veterans are paid to ensure they receive the highest possible wage. Their pay would be based on whichever is highest: the federal employee base pay, the state minimum wage, or the local minimum wage where they work.
The VA would be required to modernize the program by using electronic timesheets. This allows students to record their hours online and lets their supervisors approve those hours digitally instead of using paper forms.
The government would have to publish a report every year with details about the program. This report will include how many people participated, their backgrounds, the types of work they did, and the total wages paid out to students.
If passed, these changes would not start immediately. The new rules for pay and job types would take effect on January 1, 2028.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions

Nov 17, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Nov 10, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Nov 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

VA Work-Study Improvement Act

Bill NumberHR 6011

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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D: 31R: 1

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