# 117-hr-6376: Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

117-hr-6376, Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6376
- Congress: 117
- Title: Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-01-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act This bill expands eligibility for a Department of Veterans Affairs work-study allowance to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training on at least a half-time basis. Currently, an individual must be at least a three-quarter-time student in order to be eligible for a work-study allowance.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 370 | 43 |

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- 117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
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- 117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6376 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6376)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
- [117-hr-4402: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4402)
- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6376 (as of 2025-11-18).