Veteran Education Empowerment Act
- Last Action
- 5/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-28Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-28 (00)
Veteran Education Empowerment Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers. Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, maintain, improve, or operate a student veteran center. A student veteran center is a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with (1) a lounge or meeting space for themselves, their spouses or partners, their children, and veterans in the community; and (2) a centralized office for student veteran services that serves as a single point of contact to coordinate comprehensive support services for student veterans.
Cosponsors (20)
- Michael Waltz (R-FL)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Higher education
- Military personnel and dependents
- National Guard and reserves
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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