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HR 2474 111th Congress House

Veterans Educational Equity Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an individual entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an individual entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program who is enrolled at an institution of higher education in a State in which the public institutions charge only fees in lieu of tuition, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allow the individual to use all or any portion of the amounts payable for the established charges for the program of education to pay any amount of the individual's tuition or fees for that program of education.

Introduced: July 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Higher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Educational Equity Act - Provides that, in the case of an individual entitled to veterans' educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program and who is enrolled at an institution of higher education in a state in which the public institutions charge only fees in lieu of tuition, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall allow the individual to use all or a portion of the amount payable under the educational assistance program to pay the tuition or fees for that program of education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 7 Republican 3
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 10, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 21, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 20, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 20, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· May 19, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 19, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 19, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· May 19, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 19, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2474: Veterans Educational Equity Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2474/
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"H.R. 2474: Veterans Educational Equity Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2474/.
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H.R. 2474, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2474/.
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