S. 4890: Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022
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S. 4890: Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022
117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: 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
Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022
Plain summary
Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022 This bill authorizes covered individuals who are utilizing Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits to withdraw or take a leave of absence after they receive orders for active service, inactive-duty training, or state active duty. A covered individual means a member of the Armed Forces (including reserve components) or the spouse of such a member. Institutions of higher education are prohibited from taking adverse actions against such individuals for withdrawing or taking a leave of absence, including assigning a failing grade, reducing the individual's grade point average, characterizing any absence as unexcused, or assessing financial penalties. The bill requires institutions of higher education to refund all tuition and fees (including for housing) for the academic term for which the individual withdraws. In situations where the individual takes a leave of absence, the institution of higher education must assign a grade of incomplete for the applicable term and permit the individual to complete the academic term after the period of service.
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Official text
Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · 1 cosponsors
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Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4890.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s4890 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117