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HR 2456 111th Congress House Education Education programs funding Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

VETS Act of 2009

Introduced: May 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
May 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 18, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1184)
May 18, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 or the VETS Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to refund to students the tuition and fees paid for education they will not receive due to their withdrawal from school to serve in the Armed Forces.

Waives the application of any requirement that students return title IV funds upon withdrawing from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.

Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students whose withdrawal from school is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.

What's happening now October 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2561 Related bill Help Student Soldiers Act
  • S 1603 Identical bill VETS Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 2, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 24, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 24, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 23, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Jun 23, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 17, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 20, 2009
Hare, Phil
· May 18, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2456: VETS Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2456/
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"H.R. 2456: VETS Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2456/.
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H.R. 2456, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2456/.
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