HR9948-118

Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 8, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers. The main policy domain is Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

veterans and veterans service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, veterans and veterans service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HF85013998E92455E97182B44C633713F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Earned Transportation Act or the Vets ETA.
  • Section H4915A01AF25242C6930124FF9E0929FF: 2. Permanent authority for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Policy Domains

Veterans Affairs Transportation Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • veterans and veterans service providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • veterans and veterans service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 8, 2024

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Lieu) introduced …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Veterans Affairs Transportation Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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