Hire Student Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6404 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6404 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2025 Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Steube, and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hire Student Veterans Act''. SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR HIRING VETERANS RECEIVING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OR DEFENSE. (a) In General.--Section 51(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(v) attending an educational institution by means of educational assistance provided under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34 of title 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United States Code.''. (b) Modification of Minimum Employment Period.--Section 51(i)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(other than a qualified veteran described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(v)