S 2116 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Military and Veterans Education Protection Act

Introduced Feb 16, 2012 Originated Senate Sponsor Thomas R. Carper D-DE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 16, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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. IntroducedFeb 16, 2012
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2012 to Jun 11, 2012, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-VAJim WebbOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-NCKay R. HaganOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-IATom HarkinOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-RIJack ReedMay 21, 2012
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandMay 21, 2012
D-CTRichard BlumenthalJun 11, 2012

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2012Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 16, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4055Military and Veterans Education Protection ActIdentical billMar 29, 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2012Introduced in Senate

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