HR 3988 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Military and Veterans Education Protection Act

Introduced Nov 5, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Jackie Speier D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 23, 2016 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 5, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military and Veterans Education Protection Act

This bill 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 federal educational assistance, or risk becoming ineligible for title IV funding. Federal educational assistance includes title IV federal student aid and federal educational assistance for military personnel and veterans. Currently, this so-called 90/10 rule requires proprietary institutions to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV federal student aid, but it allows federal educational assistance for military personnel and veterans to count toward the 10%.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2015 to Mar 1, 2016; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-TXGene GreenOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.OriginalNov 5, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-CASam FarrOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalNov 5, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalNov 5, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerNov 16, 2015
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciNov 18, 2015
D-CAJulia BrownleyNov 30, 2015
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMar 1, 2016

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Nov 5, 2015
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Mar 23, 2016
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Nov 5, 2015
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Nov 23, 2015
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Nov 5, 2015
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred Dec 3, 2015

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
  2. Dec 3, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  3. Nov 23, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  4. Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House
  5. Nov 5, 2015Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 165, November 5, 2015, page H8154.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1664Military and Veterans Education Protection ActIdentical billJun 24, 2015
HR 4054Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans ActRelated billMar 23, 2016
HR 4632Military and Veterans Education Protection ActReintroduced BillJan 10, 2018
HR 6062SERVICE ActRelated billOct 19, 2016

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.

  1. Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House

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