US Congress Senate Bill 1603 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on August 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-08-06		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB2456 (Same As) 2009-10-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
HB2561 (Related) 2009-10-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1603/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1603/BILLS-111s1603is.pdf