Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
Latest action · Dec 27, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-297.
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 4, 2022
- Passed HouseMay 17, 2022
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2022
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2022
- Became lawDec 27, 2022Public Law 117-297
Summary
Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
This act addresses eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance for individuals who are transferring credits due to the closure or disapproval of a program of education.
Currently, an individual who transfers fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved must be deemed to have not received such credits, and the period for which the entitlement is not charged must be the entire period of the individual's enrollment in the program.
Under the act, the VA must require an individual to certify in writing the transfer of fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved. The VA must accept such a certification as proof that the individual is transferring fewer than 12 credits.
The VA must provide a certificate of eligibility (to demonstrate proof of full educational assistance entitlement) to individuals who make the certification and acknowledge that if 12 or more credits are transferred (1) they may not be deemed to be someone who did not receive such credits, and (2) the VA must rescind the certificate of eligibility in such cases.
The VA must notify individuals who are eligible to make such a certification and receive a certificate of eligibility.
The act also removes the requirement that an individual transferring a Post-9/11 GI Bill entitlement must specify the period for which the transfer must be effective for each dependent who is designated to receive the transfer.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 203 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed412–1 | May 17, 2022 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2022Markup Apr 6, 2022 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 22, 2022Hearings Mar 16, 2022 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2022Discharged Dec 20, 2022 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
- Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-297.
- Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
- Dec 20, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7302-7303)
- May 18, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 17, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5083)
- May 17, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 1 (Roll no. 203). (text: 05/16/2022 CR H4998)
- May 17, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 16, 2022Mr. Trone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 16, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4997-4999)
- May 16, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6604.
- May 16, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 6, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 6, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 16, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 22, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 4, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7302 | Mark Kelly D-AZ | Dec 19, 2022 |
| House | Recorded votes H5083enactLists H5083Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6604, Veterans Eligible To Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act | — | May 17, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4997–H4999Text printed H4998Notices H5007Estimated budget effects of H.R. 6604, Veterans Eligible To Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act | David J. Trone D-MD, Gregory F. Murphy R-NC, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Mike Bost R-IL | May 16, 2022 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 11, 2022H.R. 6604, Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 6, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 23, February 4, 2022, page H976.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42755 | The Post-9/11 GI Bill: A Primer | Report | May 7, 2024 |
| R47301 | Veterans-Related Education Legislation Enacted in the 117th Congress | Report | Mar 16, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3606 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Aug 9, 2022 |
| HR 6458 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of a transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent. | Related bill | Mar 16, 2022 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the method by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines the effects of a closure or disapproval of an educational institution on individuals who do not transfer credits from such institution.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 18, 2022Referred in Senate
- May 17, 2022Engrossed in House
- Feb 4, 2022Introduced in House
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