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H.R. 2855: Veterans Education Flexibility Act

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H.R. 2855: Veterans Education Flexibility Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · 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 Military Personnel. 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

Veterans Education Flexibility Act

Plain summary

Veterans Education Flexibility Act Declares that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or semester of enrollment, that period shall be extended to the end of that quarter or semester. Allows such an extension until the earlier of the end of the course or 12 weeks, in the case of an educational institution not regularly operated on a quarter or semester basis. Repeals the delimiting period for the use of assistance under the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program (generally 10 years after the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty). Applies the assistance extension provided under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program to the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.

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Official text

Veterans Education Flexibility Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), John Garamendi (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Judy Chu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2855 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114