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, 2022Public Law 117-174
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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2022Hearings Jul 13, 2022Discharged Aug 4, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 26, 2022Signed by President.
- Aug 26, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-174.
- Aug 23, 2022Presented to President.
- Aug 12, 2022Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7704-7705)
- Aug 12, 2022Mr. Takano asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Aug 12, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7704-7705)
- Aug 12, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 9, 2022Received in the House.
- Aug 9, 2022Held at the desk.
- Aug 8, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 4, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4034)
- Aug 4, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4034)
- Aug 4, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S4034)
- Jul 13, 2022Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-635.
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jun 23, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7704Text printed H7704 | Mark Takano D-CA | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4033Text printed S4034 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Aug 4, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-635 | HEARING TO CONSIDER PENDING. LEGISLATION149 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 13, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47301 | Veterans-Related Education Legislation Enacted in the 117th Congress | Report | Mar 16, 2023 |
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 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether an educational institution meets requirements relating to the percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 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
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.
