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HR 5143 110th Congress House

Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008

Official title: To encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students.

Introduced: May 1, 2008 See on congress.gov
Education Compensatory educationCounselingEconomics and Public FinanceEducational accountability
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Educational counselingEducational planningFederal aid to educationHigher educationHousing and Community DevelopmentSocial WelfareStudent activitiesStudent aidStudent housingVeterans' benefitsVeterans' educationVeterans' organizationsVocational guidance
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 28, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award three-year grants to institutions of higher education to develop model programs that require each grantee to establish a campus Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success that provides a single point of contact for the coordination of comprehensive support services for students who are veterans.

Requires the Secretary to develop an evaluation and accountability plan for measuring the effect such programs have on veterans' success in postsecondary education.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2677 Related bill Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act of 2008
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2008
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 5, 2008
Mitchell, Harry
· Mar 4, 2008
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 14, 2008
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 14, 2008
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 29, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5143: Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5143/
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