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HOUSE 3601118th CongressForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

Last Action
11/15/2023

Actions

  • 2023-11-15Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  • 2023-11-15Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2023-11-02Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • 2023-06-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • 2023-05-23Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-05-23Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-05-23Introduced in House
  • 2023-05-23Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-05-23 (00)

Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a five-year pilot program to expand eligibility for the work-study allowance program to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training at a rate equal to at least half of that required of a full-time student.

Cosponsors (20)

  • André Carson (D-IN)
  • Greg Casar (D-TX)
  • Judy Chu (D-CA)
  • David Cicilline (D-RI)
  • Jim Costa (D-CA)
  • Angie Craig (D-MN)
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
  • Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
  • Mike Ezell (R-MS)
  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
  • William Keating (D-MA)
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
  • Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
  • Marc Veasey (D-TX)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
  • Susan Wild (D-PA)
  • Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)

Subjects

  • Higher education
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Temporary and part-time employment
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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