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HR 745 107th Congress House

Equity in Access to Education for Veterans Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent veterans' contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance.

Introduced: April 10, 2002 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Economics and Public FinanceEducationGovernment lendingHigher education
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Apr 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Feb 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Equity in Access to Education for Veterans Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide, in making determinations for student financial assistance under HEA, that the amount of a student's veterans' educational benefits to be taken into consideration shall be reduced by the amount contributed from that individual's basic pay for such benefit eligibility.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 17, 2002
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 10, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 9, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 6, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 745: Equity in Access to Education for Veterans Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-745/
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