VA Work-Study Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6011 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6011 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the VA Work-Study program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 10, 2025 Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Craig, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fields, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. McClellan, Mr. McGarvey, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Simon, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. Whitesides) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the VA Work-Study program. 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 ``VA Work-Study Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO VA WORK-STUDY PROGRAM. (a) Authorized Activities.--Subsection (a)(5) of section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(L) Any other activity at an agency of a State or local government or a nonprofit organization that would benefit, directly or indirectly, veterans or members of the Armed Forces.''. (b) Applicable Hourly Minimum Wage.--Paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of such section is amended to read as follows: ``(7) In this subsection and subsection (e): ``(A) The term `applicable hourly minimum wages' means the higher of the following wages: ``(i) The minimum rate of basic pay for any Federal employee under the General Schedule or the Federal Wage System pursuant to parts 530 and 532 of t