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S. 2949 118th Congress Senate

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023

Official title: A bill 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: September 27, 2023 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada 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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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
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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Sep 17, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-744.
Sep 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 17, 2024

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-744.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023

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) automatically certified and counted towards the program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7477 Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2949: Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2949/
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"S. 2949: Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2949/.
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S. 2949, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2949/.
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