U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1391: Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025
Status: In committee, May 20, 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide restoration of entitlement to educational assistance to individuals defrauded by educational institutions receiving payment on behalf of such individuals under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide repayment of funds to the Secretary from such educational institutions, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide restoration of entitlement to educational assistance to individuals defrauded by educational institutions receiving payment on behalf of such individuals under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide repayment of funds to the Secretary from such educational institutions, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, February 14, 2025:
A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide restoration of entitlement to educational assistance to individuals defrauded by educational institutions receiving payment on behalf of such individuals under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide repayment of funds to the Secretary from such educational institutions, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Requirements for educational institutions that receive educational assistance from programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: SECTION 3699C. Restoration of entitlement for pursuit of courses or programs of education at certain educational institutions (a) Restoration of entitlement The Secretary shall determine that any payment of covered educational assistance for the pursuit by a covered individual of a course or program of education at an educational institution occurring during a period set forth under subsection (b) is not-- (1) charged against any entitlement of the covered individual to the covered educational assistance; or (2) counted against the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of educational assistance by the covered individual. (b) …
Sponsors
- Delia Ramirez (D, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Mark Takano (D)
- Mike Levin (D, HD-CA-49)
- Janice Schakowsky (D, HD-009)
- Nikki Budzinski (D, 13)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10)
- Raul Grijalva (D, HD-AZ-7)
- Andrea Salinas (D)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D, HD-FL-20)
- Grace Meng (D, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Committee Hearings Held
- : Committee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education programs funding, Higher education, Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation, Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB1391?
- HB1391 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025.
- What does HB1391 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide restoration of entitlement to educational assistance to individuals defrauded by educational institutions receiving payment on behalf of such individuals under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide repayment of funds to the Secretary from such educational institutions, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1391?
- In committee as of May 20, 2026. Latest action: Committee Hearings Held (May 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1391?
- Delia Ramirez (D, HD-003), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1391?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1391
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