Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act
HR 5702, the Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act, allows veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to receive a housing stipend while taking summer online courses that last less than 12 weeks. It directly affects veterans enrolled in qualifying short-term, entirely distance-learning summer programs. The bill creates a new stipend calculation based on the national average housing allowance for military members with dependents, adjusted by the veteran's course load relative to full-time requirements (capped at 100%). This provides partial housing support for veterans pursuing online summer education, effective August 1, 2024.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 26, 2023
Last action Nov 2, 2023
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4
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1
Committee
3
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Oct 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
lower
Sep 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Sep 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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