# 119-hr-5965: Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

119-hr-5965, Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5965
- Congress: 119
- Title: Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expand VA work-study access for student veterans.** This bill would create a five-year pilot to let veterans pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training receive the VA work-study allowance while enrolled at least half-time. - Veterans: Participants would be eligible for the VA work-study allowance while enrolled at least half-time instead of meeting the current three-quarter-time rule. They would otherwise follow the same program rules as other VA work-study students. - Department of Veterans Affairs: The pilot could increase pathways from school to VA employment by giving more veterans paid work-study experience and tracking how many get full-time VA jobs. - Congressional oversight: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs would report within 180 days of enactment and annually on the number of participants, the percentage who obtain four-year degrees, and the number who obtain full-time VA employment.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Work-study pilot for half-time veteran students: benefit, low. If enacted, VA would run a five-year pilot so eligible veteran students could get VA work-study while attending at least half-time. The pilot would drop the usual three-quarter-time rule for these participants. All other VA work-study rules would still apply. VA would also have to report to Congres…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5965 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5965)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5965 (as of 2026-09-21).