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H.R. 7477 118th Congress House

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program.

Introduced: February 29, 2024 Introduced by: Derrick Van Orden Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of DefenseDepartment of EducationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guarantees
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Higher educationMilitary personnel and dependentsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action February 29, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) certified.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2949 Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Feb 29, 2024
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 29, 2024
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 29, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7477: Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7477/
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"H.R. 7477: Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7477/.
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H.R. 7477, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7477/.
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