HR 2456 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

VETS Act of 2009

Introduced May 18, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Susan A. Davis D-CA

Fact sheet

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

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 18, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2009 to May 20, 2010, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ORDavid WuOriginalMay 18, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMay 18, 2009
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalMay 18, 2009
D-ILPhil HareOriginalMay 18, 2009
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMay 18, 2009
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 20, 2009
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMay 20, 2009
D-IADavid LoebsackMay 21, 2009
D-FLAlan GraysonJun 10, 2009
D-CTJoe CourtneyJun 17, 2009
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezJun 23, 2009
D-AZHarry E. MitchellJun 23, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 23, 2009
R-ARJohn BoozmanJun 23, 2009
D-FLKendrick B. MeekJun 23, 2009
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
  2. May 18, 2009Introduced in House
  3. May 18, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  4. May 18, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1184)

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1603VETS Act of 2009Identical billAug 6, 2009
HR 2561Help Student Soldiers ActRelated billOct 22, 2009

Subjects

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  1. May 18, 2009Introduced in House

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