H.R. 5174: Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2006
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H.R. 5174: Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-04-25 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-04-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2006
Plain summary
Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to calculation of financial assistance for which a student receiving veterans' education benefits may be eligible. Reduces the factor in the eligibility formula representing estimated educational financial assistance already received by the student by the amount of military pay deductions for such benefits made by or on behalf of the student while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or in the Selective Reserve.
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Official text
Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5174.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5174 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109