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GovGreed Synthesis · 2025-04-10
Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act or the VETT Act This bill modifies the approval process for certain courses of education for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits. Under current law, educational institutions must provide a personalized form to an individual with certain information (e.g., cost, financial aid, and graduation and job placement rates) prior to enrollment in a course, otherwise such institutions may be subject to certain disciplinary action from the VA or state approving agency. The bill provides that if an educational institution cannot provide the required personalized form to an individual prior to enrollment, the institution must provide notice that specifies which information in the form may be inaccurate or incomplete and the best estimate available for such information. The bill requires the VA to establish and regularly update a website to serve as a central location for information about training for school certifying officials regarding VA educational benefits.
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2025-04-10
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-04-09
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1553)
2025-04-09
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-04-09
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 4/7/2025 CR H1431)
2025-04-09
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2025-04-07
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 981.
2025-04-07
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum
2025-04-07
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1430-4132)
2025-04-07
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-03-07
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 981 EH: Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processes to approve programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act or the VETT Act . 2. Processes to approve programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Limitation of disapproval of programs of education for failure To provide certain forms Section 3679(f)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking this paragraph and inserting this subparagraph ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking this paragraph and inserting subparagraph (A) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) If an educational institution cannot provide to an individual a form under paragraph (1) that contains all of the information required under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, the educational institution shall provide to such individual, with the form under such paragraph, a notice— (i) that specifies what such information may be inaccurate or incomplete; and (ii) that includes, in place of the information that may be inaccurate or incomplete, the best estimate available on the date of such notice. . (b) Publication of information about training for school certifying officials The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a website to serve as a central location for the publication of information about the training that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides for school certifying officials and shall update such information on a regular basis. Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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