S. 5582 · 119th Congress
Veteran Education Empowerment Act
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This bill reauthorizes through FY2034 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 29, 2026
Veteran Education Empowerment Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2034 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veteran Education Empowerment Act
Latest action (Sep 29, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 29, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.