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H.R. 5589: Veteran Education Empowerment Act

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H.R. 5589: Veteran Education Empowerment Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-18 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Plain summary

Veteran Education Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish, maintain, and improve a veteran student center. Requires grantees to be IHEs that: have a population of at least 15,000 students, of which at least 1% are veterans or members of the Armed Forces; are located in a region or community that has a significant veteran population; carry out programs or activities that assist veterans in the local community; and present a sustainability plan demonstrating that their veteran student center will be maintained and will continue to operate after the grant ends. Defines a "veteran student center" as 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 such students and veterans in the community, and (2) a centralized office for veteran services that is staffed by trained employees and volunteers. Requires that office to provide such students with assistance in: transitioning from the military to student life, transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce, networking with other students, understanding and obtaining the federal and state benefits for which they may be eligible, and understanding how to succeed in the IHE.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5589 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113