H.R. 2523 · 117th Congress · enacted
THRIVE Act
Became Public Law No: 117-16.
Latest official action 2021-06-08 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act or the THRIVE Act This bill makes updates to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) training and education policies and programs, including by amending the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. (Sec. 2) In implementing the VA's rapid retraining assistance program, the list of high-demand occupations must be prepared in conjunction with the Department of Labor. The VA may add and remove occupations as appropriate. The bill excludes programs pursued solely through distance learning on a half-time basis or less from the housing stipend available to those participating in the retraining program. The VA must contact program participants to notify them about employment placement services after they begin the program and upon either completion of the program or termination of participation in the program. The VA must seek to enter a memorandum of understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations for the purpose of facilitating the employment of veterans who participate in the program. The Government Accountability Office must report on the outcomes and effectiveness of the retraining program. (Sec. 3) The VA must provide veterans and members of the Armed Forces with information about whether (1) a postsecondary …
Congressional Research Service · 2021-06-08
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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
Mike Levin
House · CA District 49 · Democratic
$385,615PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Bost
House · IL District 12 · Republican
$897,354PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 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.
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$13,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$12,500
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$12,500
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$12,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$11,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Mike Levin · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
Mike Levin · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$10,000
Mike Levin · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
Mike Levin · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATSO INC. NATSO PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
Mike Levin · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPAC TO THE FUTURE$10,000
Mike Levin · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$9,500
CME GROUP INC. PAC$9,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordDAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$9,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$8,500
The 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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