United StatesEdith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
What it does
This bill expands eligibility for and modifies administration of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. The scholarship allows individuals who are entitled to Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance and are pursuing eligible degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or health care to receive up to nine additional months of benefits (capped at $30,000).
More detail
The bill eliminates the requirement that an individual must have less than 180 days of remaining educational assistance entitlement (or no entitlement remaining) to be eligible for the scholarship.
Additionally, the bill reduces by 25% the number of credits an individual must have completed in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
In situations where there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to give priority to individuals who have used the most months of their educational assistance entitlement and those who are using their entitlement to pursue a program of post-secondary education in specified fields (e.g., engineering).
The bill specifies that individuals who receive the scholarship benefit may only use the benefit after they have used all of their educational assistance entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Sep 16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Latest
- Sep 15Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4293)
- Sep 15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2034.
- Sep 15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293: 1)Passed House
- Sep 15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293)
- Sep 15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-256.
- Sep 9Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
- Jul 23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 3Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged
- Mar 31Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 11Introduced in House
- Mar 11Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Introduced