HR 3601 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

Introduced May 23, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 15, 2023 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 23, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a five-year pilot program to expand eligibility for the work-study allowance program to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training at a rate equal to at least half of that required of a full-time student.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2023 to Nov 13, 2024; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 23, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-COJason CrowOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMay 23, 2023
R-MSMike EzellOriginalMay 23, 2023
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMay 23, 2023
D-COYadira CaraveoMay 26, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyJun 1, 2023
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJun 13, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredJul 25, 2023
D-NMGabe VasquezJul 25, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonJul 25, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoJul 26, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaJul 26, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyAug 1, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeAug 1, 2023
D-NVDina TitusAug 4, 2023
D-CATed LieuAug 4, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffAug 15, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleAug 15, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchAug 15, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiAug 22, 2023
D-HIEd CaseSep 8, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonSep 8, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasSep 12, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillSep 12, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonSep 12, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneSep 18, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Sep 18, 2023
D-NJAndy KimJan 9, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaFeb 5, 2024
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanMar 5, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeMar 19, 2024
D-CTJahana HayesMay 15, 2024
D-CAMike LevinJun 26, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordAug 6, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarAug 20, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 22, 2024
D-WARick LarsenOct 22, 2024
D-ILSean CastenNov 13, 2024
D-TNSteve CohenNov 13, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterNov 13, 2024

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred May 23, 2023
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred Jun 21, 2023Hearings Nov 2, 2023Markup Nov 15, 2023Reported Nov 15, 2023
HouseBudget Committee
Referred May 23, 2023

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 15, 2023Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. Nov 15, 2023Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  3. Nov 2, 2023Subcommittee Hearings Held
  4. Jun 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  5. May 23, 2023Introduced in House
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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: Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.'' The single subject of this legislation is: To create 5 year pilot program that makes half-time student veterans eligible for the VA Work-Study Program.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 87, May 23, 2023, page H2546.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 118-36LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 522; H.R. 2830; H.R. 3601; H.R. 3722; H.R. 3738; H.R. 3816; H.R. 5190; H.R. 5702; H.R. 5785; H.R. 5913; H.R. 5914; H.R. 5956; AND H.R. XXXX110 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeNov 2, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for a certain work-study allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training on at least a half-time basis, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 23, 2023Introduced in House

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