Bill gives military spouses the same job help that vets get
H.R. 10948 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts to military spouses, to increase thresholds relating to the applicability of such emphases, and for other purposes. · Filed by Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would let military spouses get the same job help on federal contracts that vets now get. It would also raise the dollar amounts when this job help applies. The bill changes federal law about how vets get jobs on federal contracts.
Who it affects
Military spouses would gain new job help on federal contracts. Vets and companies that work for the federal government would also be affected.
One thing to notice
The bill raises the dollar amounts that decide when job help applies. This could change how much the help works on smaller federal contracts.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Oct 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal contracts — Jobs or work that the federal government pays companies to do
- military spouses — People married to active-duty service members or vets
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Oct 31, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,927 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-02.
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