Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

3/21/2024, 2:15 PM

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) certified.

Congress
118
Number
HR - 7477
Introduced on
2024-02-29
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/29/2024
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
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House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
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Purpose and Summary

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) certified.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program.
Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security

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Member:  Derrick Van Orden
Bill Update Alert:  Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/2/2024

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty milit...

Latest Action2/29/2024
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction...