HR 6157 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Transparency for Student Veterans Act

Introduced 2020-03-09· Sponsored by Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.(2020-03-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Transparency for Student Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide student outcome information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces under its comprehensive policy to provide education information on institutions of higher learning and training opportunities via the GI Bill comparison tool. Specifically, the VA must enter into a memorandum of understanding with specified agencies (e.g., Department of Defense) to receive specified information from such agencies about student outcomes with respect to students who are veterans, members of the Armed Forces, or dependents of such veterans or members. The bill requires the agencies to provide information including, but not limited to, graduation rates, student loan default rates, and median earnings for graduates. The VA must develop a plan to protect personally identifiable information when providing information on aggregate student outcomes.…

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H.R. 6157, Transparency for Student Veterans Act

Jun 1, 2020

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 12, 2020

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican