S 1308 119th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

VETS Opportunity Act of 2025

Introduced: April 4, 2025 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 or the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025

This bill modifies which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits.

The bill requires independent study programs that lead to a certificate that reflects graduation from a course of study to include regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors.

The bill allows such independent study programs to be offered by any institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions, that are approved to participate in the Department of Education’s financial assistance programs.

What's happening now April 4, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A
for CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A
for CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A
for CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A · Virginia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

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Cosponsors 10

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Mar 26, 2026

Moody, Ashley

Florida · Apr 9, 2025

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · Apr 7, 2025

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Apr 4, 2025

Arizona · Apr 4, 2025

Moreno, Bernie

Ohio · Apr 4, 2025

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Apr 4, 2025

Scott, Rick

Florida · Apr 4, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1308: VETS Opportunity Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1308/

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"S. 1308: VETS Opportunity Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1308/.

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S. 1308, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1308/.

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