H.R. 7375: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education.

H.R. 7375: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-04 · 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 2022-04-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 205 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR7375 (2022-05-17), 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 update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update its payment system to allow for electronic fund transfer of VA educational assistance to a foreign institution of higher education that provides an approved course of education to eligible recipients and does not have an employer identification number or an account with a domestic bank.

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Official text

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7375, To direct the Secretary of VA to update the payment system of the Department of VA to allow for EFT of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education (2022-04-21)

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Recorded votes

House roll call 205 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR7375 (2022-05-17): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7375.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7375 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117