3.0.0 2456 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z House H HR 2009-05-18 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2009-10-22T20:41:40Z Referred to 2009-05-18T16:33:42Z Help Student Soldiers Act 111 2561 HR 2009-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Related bill CRS Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 111 1603 S 2009-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2009-10-22 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2009-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-05-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1184) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 N B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2009-05-18 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2009-05-18 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2009-05-18 True W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2009-05-18 True C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2009-05-18 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2009-05-20 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2009-05-20 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2009-05-21 False G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] Alan Grayson D FL 8 2009-06-10 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2009-06-17 False M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2009-06-23 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2009-06-23 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2009-06-23 False M001167 Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] Harry Mitchell D AZ E. 5 2009-06-23 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2009-06-23 False R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2009-06-23 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2009-06-24 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2009-06-24 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2009-06-24 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2009-06-24 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2009-06-24 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-06-24 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2009-06-26 False O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2009-07-09 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2009-07-09 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-07-13 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2009-07-24 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2009-07-24 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2009-07-31 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2009-09-09 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2009-09-14 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2009-09-24 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-11-02 False K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2010-05-20 False Education Education programs funding Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Education 00 2009-05-18 Introduced in House 2009-06-12T18:04:32Z 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.

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.

]]> VETS Act of 2009 Display Title VETS Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend section 484B of Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VETS Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2456ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2456ih.xml 2009-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.