VETS Act of 2009

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34 cosponsors · 33 D, 1 R

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 or the VETS Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to refund to students the tuition and fees paid for education they will not receive due to their withdrawal from school to serve in the Armed Forces.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 18, 2009

Waives the application of any requirement that students return title IV funds upon withdrawing from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.

Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students whose withdrawal from school is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: VETS Act of 2009

Also known as: Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009

Latest action (Oct 22, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: May 18, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.