H.R. 1172: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

H.R. 1172: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 422 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1172 (2009-06-23), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include on the VA Internet website: (1) a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors and, for each such organization, a link to their Internet website; (2) a statement that such list is not all-inclusive of scholarships available to veterans and their survivors; and (3) a statement that the Secretary has not verified information on the organizations' websites, and that the Secretary does not endorse any offer made by any website sponsor. Requires the Secretary to make reasonable efforts to notify schools and other appropriate entities of the opportunity to be included on the VA list.

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1172, A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet Web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors (2009-06-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1172, A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet Web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors (2009-06-17)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] reported raising $579,216 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Recorded votes

House roll call 422 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1172 (2009-06-23): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr1172.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr1172 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111