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S. 498 118th Congress Senate

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Official title: A bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.

Introduced: February 16, 2023 Introduced by: Jacky Rosen Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Education Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisEducation programs fundingHigher education
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Military personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesTeaching, teachers, curriculaVeterans' 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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Became law
Apr 26, 2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 26, 2023

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers.

Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, maintain, improve, or operate a student veteran center. A student veteran center is a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with (1) a lounge or meeting space for themselves, their spouses or partners, their children, and veterans in the community; and (2) a centralized office for student veteran services that serves as a single point of contact to coordinate comprehensive support services for student veterans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1078 Identical bill Veteran Education Empowerment Act
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 498: Veteran Education Empowerment Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-498/
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"S. 498: Veteran Education Empowerment Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-498/.
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