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S 262 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013

Introduced: February 7, 2013 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 12, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Feb 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S526)
Feb 7, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S526)
Feb 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013 - Revises the formula for the payment by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and pursuing programs of education at public institutions of higher learning to include, as an additional payment formula, the greater of: (1) the actual net costs for in-state tuition after applying the receipt of any tuition waivers, reductions, scholarships, or other assistance; or (2) $17,500 for the academic year beginning on August 1, 2011 (such amount to be increased each subsequent year by the average percentage increase in undergraduate tuition costs).

What's happening now June 12, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 595 Identical bill Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 262: Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-262/
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"S. 262: Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-262/.
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S. 262, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-262/.
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