Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
Latest action · Aug 26, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-174.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2022
- Passed SenateAug 4, 2022
- Passed HouseAug 12, 2022
- To the PresidentAug 23, 2022
- Became lawAug 26, 2022
Summary
Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
This act makes adjustments to the process by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates programs of education for violations of the 85/15 Rule.
The rule generally prohibits the VA from approving the enrollment of a veteran in any course at an educational institution where more than 85% of the students are having all or part of their tuition or other charges paid by the institution or the VA.
The act adds an exception for tuition or charges paid under a payment plan at an educational institution with a history of offering payment plans that are completed within 180 days after the end of the applicable term, quarter, or semester.
The act also requires the VA to establish a process by which an educational institution may request a review of a determination that the institution has more than 85% of enrolled students that have all or part of their tuition or other charges paid by the institution or the VA.
The act adjusts the existing 35% exemption by exempting courses from the 85/15 Rule if the majority of courses at the institution are approved by the state approving agency, and the total number of veterans, reservists, or eligible beneficiaries who are enrolled at the institution equals 35% or less of the total student enrollment at the institution.
Additionally, the 85/15 Rule does not apply with respect to the enrollment of a veteran in a program of education with fewer than 10 students who are having all or part of their tuition or other charges paid to or for them by the educational institution or the VA.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2022 to Jul 26, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 18, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 26, 2022 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 26, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-174.
- Aug 26, 2022Signed by President.
- Aug 23, 2022Presented to President.
- Aug 12, 2022Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7704-7705)
- Aug 12, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8198 | Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 4, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced in Senate
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