Senate Bill 498 - Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-02-16

Recent Activity

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Alternative Names

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

A bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.

Associated Legislation

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Policy Areas

Education

Potential Impact

Congressional oversight

Disability and paralysis

Education programs funding

Higher education

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Committees and Subcommittees

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Variations and Revisions

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers.

Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions o...

Congress
118

Number
S - 498

Introduced on
2023-02-16

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/16/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers.

Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions o...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.

Policy Areas
Education

Potential Impact
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/5/2023

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers.

Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions o...


Latest Action4/26/2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.