Veteran Education Empowerment Act
Summary
Veteran Education Empowerment Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers. Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, maintain, improve, or operate a student veteran center. A student veteran center is a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with (1) a lounge or meeting space for themselves, their spouses or partners, their children, and veterans in the community; and (2) a centralized office for student veteran services that serves as a single point of contact to coordinate comprehensive support services for student veterans.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 27, 2021
Last action Nov 17, 2021
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Full legislative history
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3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Nov 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
upper
May 27, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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