# 119-hr-4594: Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025

119-hr-4594, Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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- As of: 2026-07-19
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4594
- Congress: 119
- Title: Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Expanding veteran education benefits to cover credit‑earning exams and assessments.** This bill would let people entitled to veterans educational assistance use those benefits to pay for certain exams and assessments that can earn college credit, but only for approved programs of education. - Veterans and other eligible individuals under chapters 30, 32, 33, 34, 35 of title 38 (or other laws providing educational assistance) could use benefits to pay for DSST, CLEP, the National Career Readiness Certificate, similar exams the Secretary of Veterans Affairs specifies, and portfolio assessments by colleges. - Payments for each exam or assessment would be limited to the lesser of the exam charge or $500. - The bill would reduce a person’s entitlement based on the capped exam cost divided by their monthly educational assistance rate, and it would not change benefits administered by the Secretary of Defense, including Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Use VA education benefits for exams: benefit, low. If you are entitled to VA education benefits, you can use them to pay for certain credit-earning exams and assessments. Covered tests include DSST, CLEP, the National Career Readiness Certificate, other VA‑designated tests, and school portfolio or military-training assessments. VA will pay up to th…

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- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4594 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4594)

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- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4594 (as of 2026-07-19).