US Congress House Bill 2456 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-1)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 or the VETS Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to refund to students the tuition and fees paid for education they will not receive due to their withdrawal from school to serve in the Armed Forces. Waives the application of any requirement that students return title IV funds upon withdrawing from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces. Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students whose withdrawal from school is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.

Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Harry Mitchell [D-AZ]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-22		Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
2009-05-18		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2009-05-18		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1184)

HB2561 (Related) 2009-10-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
SB1603 (Same As) 2009-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2456/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2456/BILLS-111hr2456ih.pdf