[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 54 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 PROTECTING GI BILL BENEFITS FROM FRAUD

  (Mrs. RAMIREZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. RAMIREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to uplift our student 
veterans and call attention to a great need.
  Many of our veterans go on to use their GI Bill benefits to go to 
school or to seek training. That is part of our commitment to veterans. 
Sadly, those GI Bill benefits can be seen as money targets by predatory 
institutions. If a school commits an act of fraud, there is no across-
the-board mechanism in place for student veterans to restore their GI 
Bill benefits.
  We can change that, which is exactly what my bill, H.R. 1767, the 
Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act, will do.
  I am honored to introduce my first piece of legislation and to do so 
with the support of my ranking member on the Veterans' Affairs' 
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, Congressman   Mike Levin.
  It has taken many people's dedicated advocacy over many years to get 
us here, and it is a critical opportunity to better deliver on our 
commitment to our veterans.
  Mr. Speaker, I welcome all of my colleagues to join me.

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