H.R. 2196 became law 112 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
IntroducedApr 10, 2019
ReportedJun 18, 2019
Passed one chamberJun 24, 2019
Passed bothJul 25, 2019
LawJul 31, 2019
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
This bill reduces the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, an eligible individual must be enrolled in a program that requires at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours, instead of the current requirement for more than 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 203 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 253 words
- Subjects
- Higher educationScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Latest action
- Jul 31, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-36.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th S. 2011 Veteran STEM Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]