Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act
The Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act (HR 3981) requires educational institutions receiving Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits to notify the VA within 30 days of certain events, such as legal actions or financial issues affecting their operations. This new notification rule applies to all schools approved to offer VA benefits, giving the VA greater oversight authority over these institutions. The bill also adds failure to comply with this notification requirement as a specific reason for the VA to suspend an institution's approval to provide VA benefits. Additionally, it mandates the VA establish a risk-based database for monitoring these schools within 180 days of the law's enactment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
House Passage
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jun 9, 2023
Last action Sep 19, 2023
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison
What changed between versions
Introduced in House
→
Engrossed in House
·
3 edits
·
Sep 18, 2023
MINOR
The bill was renamed from the 'Veterans Education Oversight Expansion Act' to the 'Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act,' and a provision allowing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take discretionary actions affecting approval or disapproval for purposes of restoring educational assistance was removed. The remaining provisions - requiring institutions to notify state approving agencies within 30 days of certain adverse actions, adding compliance with those notification requirements as a ground for suspension of approval, and setting a 180-day deadline for establishing a risk-based surveys database - were retained with only minor renumbering.
SCOPE
The short title was changed from 'Veterans Education Oversight Expansion Act' to 'Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act,' adding the sponsors' names.
REQUIREMENT
Section (d) on 'Restoration of certain educational assistance' was removed entirely. This provision would have amended Section 3699(b)(1)(B) to add a new clause allowing the Secretary to take 'any action affecting such approval or disapproval the Secretary determines appropriate' as a basis for restoring educational assistance benefits.
TECHNICAL
Conforming renumbering: former section (e) became section (d), and the new suspension ground subparagraph was relabeled from (J) to (I).
Floor votes · House Sep 18, 2023
How they voted
410–0
Passed · 22 other
Total votes 432
Sep 18, 2023
D
Democratic212
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican219
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Sep 19, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Sep 18, 2023
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 392). (text: CR H4357)
lower
Sep 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 392). (text: CR H4357)
lower
Sep 18, 2023
Introduced
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-190.
lower
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Jul 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jul 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jul 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
lower
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jun 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HR 3981
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand HR 3981. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline