HOUSE 2196116th CongressBecame Public Law No: 116-36.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Last Action: 7/31/2019

Actions

2019-07-31Became Public Law No: 116-36.
2019-07-31Became Public Law No: 116-36.
2019-07-31Signed by President.
2019-07-31Signed by President.
2019-07-30Presented to President.
2019-07-30Presented to President.
2019-07-25Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-07-25Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2019-07-25Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2019-07-25Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5118)
2019-07-25Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5118)
2019-06-25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-06-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-06-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5046)
2019-06-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5046)

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-07-31 (49)

This bill reduces the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, an eligible individual must be enrolled in a program that requires at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours, instead of the current requirement for more than 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours.

Cosponsors (3)

Mike Levin (D-CA)
David Roe (R-TN)
Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)

Subjects

Higher education
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Became law: Pub. L. 116-36

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