# 119-hr-1527: Reforming Education for Veterans Act

119-hr-1527, Reforming Education for Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1527
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reforming Education for Veterans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Gives veterans and service members clearer, more flexible paths for handling education when called to duty while tightening school compliance and notice rules.** The bill expands the actions a covered member can take during a period of covered service and updates VA rules for how schools report and are notified about compliance changes. - Veterans and service members: Provides three formal options when ordered into covered service — withdraw, take a leave, or enter an agreement with the school to finish a course. The agreement option is allowed only if the student has completed at least 50 percent of the course. - Schools and school certifying officials: Lets a multi-campus institution complete a single annual VA compliance survey if one school certifying official covers all campuses. It also changes survey notice timing to up to 15 business days for schools using a time-stamp database and up to 10 business days for other schools. - Department of Veterans Affairs and oversight: Requires the VA to notify all school certifying officials within 14 business days after updating the certifying-official handbook and adds clearer definitions and a revised section heading to the law.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More school options during military service: benefit, low. If enacted, service members using VA education benefits could choose what to do when they get orders. You could withdraw, take a leave from school, or, if you finished at least half of a course, sign an agreement with your school to finish it. Any agreement would have to meet your school’s standard…
- Simpler VA surveys and faster notices: benefit, low. If enacted, the VA would streamline yearly compliance surveys for schools. A multi-campus school would complete one survey if one certifying official handles all campuses. VA would give up to 15 business days’ notice to schools that use a time-stamp database, and up to 10 business days to others. V…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1527 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1527)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8210)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8615)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1527 (as of 2026-04-21).