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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
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HR1391119th CongressWALLET
Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
In Committee
Summary
Would restore VA education benefit entitlement for veterans and other beneficiaries who were defrauded by their schools. It would let affected individuals keep or regain benefit time and require institutions that received improper VA payments to repay the VA.
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- Veterans and students using VA or Selective Reserve education benefits would not have VA payments during certain fraud-related periods counted against their total eligibility.
- A “covered period” would include times when a school lacked state or VA approval, had a final VA finding of violation, was found guilty of fraud by a court, was closed by the Department of Justice for fraud, or engaged in fraud after enactment.
- As a condition of VA approval, institutions would agree to repay amounts tied to restored entitlement, and the VA could file Treasury claims to recoup funds when courts found fraud.
- The VA would have to create a separate review process for institutions or owners to challenge repayment findings, distinct from current procedures.
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Restore VA education benefit time
If enacted, the Secretary would restore VA education entitlement time for veterans and other covered students when VA payments were made during certain problematic school periods. Payments made on or after the date of enactment for VA-approved programs would not count against your total entitlement or the aggregate period under current law. "Covered educational assistance" would include benefits under chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of title 38 and chapters 1606 or 1607 of title 10. Covered periods would include times when a school lacked state approval, had approval revoked, was found by VA or a court to have violated rules or committed fraud, was closed by the Department of Justice for fraud or law violations, or engaged in fraud and later closed.
Schools must repay VA for fraud
If enacted, VA approval of a course or program would require an institution to agree to repay any amounts the institution received that correspond to restored entitlement for a covered individual. If a court finds a school guilty of or liable for fraud and orders financial relief, the Secretary would be able to file a claim with the Department of the Treasury to recoup VA education payments obtained through that fraud. Institutions or their owners that are told to repay money would be able to request a separate review of the repayment finding that is distinct from the current VA review process. The repayment rule for approval applies when the Secretary restores an individual's entitlement under the restoration provision.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
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