H.R. 3949 · 115th Congress · enacted
VALOR Act
Became Public Law No: 115-89.
Latest official action 2017-11-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 7, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act or the VALOR Act (Sec. 2) This bill provides that the state approving agency for a multi-state non-federal apprenticeship program is: (1) for program approval purposes, the state approving agency for the state in which the headquarters of the apprenticeship program is located; and (2) for all other purposes, the state approving agency for the state in which the apprenticeship program takes place. (Sec. 3) The bill eliminates the requirement that the veteran or other eligible person enrolled in an apprenticeship or other on-job training program must certify such person's program attendance to receive a training assistance allowance.
Congressional Research Service · 2017-11-21
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Ro Khanna
House · CA District 17 · Democratic
$4,860PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jodey C. Arrington
House · TX District 19 · Republican
$562,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES INC PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DIAMONDBACK ENERGY PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENERGY TRANSFER EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY PAC (ENERGY TRANSFER PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGARNEY HOLDING CO. PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGRAIL, INC. PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHF SINCLAIR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$5,000
Ro Khanna · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOCKTON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS CORN PAC OF THE TEXAS CORN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUS ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP.$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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