Military and Veterans Education Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 29, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military and Veterans Education Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV or federal educational assistance programs for military personnel and veterans, or become ineligible for title IV funding and participation in those programs. (Currently, this 90/10 rule requires these schools to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV or become ineligible for title IV funding.)
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2012 to Jul 11, 2012; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 11, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 11, 2012 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2012 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2012 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2012 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Mar 15, 2012 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2012 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2012 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Mar 15, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 24, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2012Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H902.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-62 | EXAMINING EXECUTIVE ORDER #13607 AND ITS IMPACT ON SCHOOLS AND VETERANS107 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 16, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2116 | Military and Veterans Education Protection Act | Identical bill | Feb 16, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To count revenues from military and veteran education programs toward the limit on Federal revenues that certain proprietary institutions of higher education are allowed to receive for purposes of section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military and Veterans Education Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
