H.R. 1767 · 118th Congress
Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act
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23 cosponsors · 22 D, 1 R
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- House Introduced Mar 23, 2023
- House Passed Apr 30, 2024 406–6
This bill provides that an individual's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits must not be charged for a course or program if the VA determines the individual could not complete the course or program because (1) it was suspended or terminated due to information collected as part of a VA risk-based survey, or (2) the Department…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 23, 2023
This bill provides that an individual's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits must not be charged for a course or program if the VA determines the individual could not complete the course or program because (1) it was suspended or terminated due to information collected as part of a VA risk-based survey, or (2) the Department of Education has determined the educational institution committed an actionable act or omission that had a detrimental effect on direct loan borrowers.
The bill also provides that as a condition of the approval of a course or program of education, an educational institution offering the course or program must agree to repay to the VA all educational assistance amounts if the institution closes or suspends or terminates a course or program because the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Education determined there was fraud.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act
Latest action (May 1, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 23, 2023
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- House Introduced Mar 23, 2023
- House Passed Apr 30, 2024 406–6
Final vote · House · Apr 30, 2024
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson