To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.
HR 5785 modifies the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship for veterans and military dependents pursuing STEM degrees. It updates eligibility by adding "or graduate" to degree requirements, reduces maximum benefit periods from 60 to 45 months for undergraduate and 90 to 67.5 months for graduate study, and adds new priority criteria for beneficiaries who've used the most entitlement months or are studying STEM fields. The bill also requires veterans to exhaust all other educational benefits before using this scholarship. These changes directly affect individuals seeking STEM education benefits under the program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 28, 2023
Last action Dec 5, 2023
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Committee
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Dec 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Oct 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
lower
Sep 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Sep 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
State
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P
Nikki Budzinski
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony D’Esposito
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Hillary J. Scholten
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Moskowitz
DDemocratic
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