# 116-hr-5772: Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act

116-hr-5772, Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5772
- Congress: 116
- Title: Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act This bill revises the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Specifically, the bill removes a requirement that priority be given to certain eligible students and instead authorizes priority to be given to such students in fiscal years when funds are insufficient to provide scholarships to all eligible individuals. The bill specifies that receipt of such scholarship benefits does not count toward certain limitations that are placed on the period of assistance that is allowed under two or more programs.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8808: EXTEND Act
- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8675: Preventing Regulatory Penalties for PPP Lenders Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-12: CTF Act
- 116-hr-8616: Build for Future Disasters Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5772 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5772)

## Related
- [116-hr-8808: EXTEND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8808)
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8675: Preventing Regulatory Penalties for PPP Lenders Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8675)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-12: CTF Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-12)
- [116-hr-8616: Build for Future Disasters Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8616)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5772 (as of 2025-11-18).