Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
This bill expands eligibility for and modifies administration of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. The scholarship allows individuals who are entitled to Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance and are pursuing eligible degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or health care to receive up to nine additional months of benefits (capped at $30,000).
The bill eliminates the requirement that an individual must have less than 180 days of remaining educational assistance entitlement (or no entitlement remaining) to be eligible for the scholarship.
Additionally, the bill reduces by 25% the number of credits an individual must have completed in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
In situations where there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to give priority to individuals who have used the most months of their educational assistance entitlement and those who are using their entitlement to pursue a program of post-secondary education in specified fields (e.g., engineering).
The bill specifies that individuals who receive the scholarship benefit may only use the benefit after they have used all of their educational assistance entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jun 10, 2025 |
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 Mar 11, 2025Discharged Jul 3, 2025Markup Jul 23, 2025Reported Sep 9, 2025 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2025 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2025 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 15, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4293)
- Sep 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2034.
- Sep 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293: 1)
- Sep 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-256.
- Sep 9, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
- Jul 23, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 3, 2025Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged
- Mar 31, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H4293Text printed H4293 | Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL, Nikki Budzinski D-IL | Sep 15, 2025 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 1, 2025H.R. 2034, Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 45, March 11, 2025, page H1151.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-24 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING162 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 11, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3040 | Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act of 2025 | Related bill | Oct 23, 2025 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2025Referred in Senate
- Sep 15, 2025Engrossed in House
- Sep 9, 2025Reported in House
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
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.
