118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 2949: Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) automatically certified and counted towards the program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jerry Moran R-KSOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Catherine Cortez Masto SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Catherine Cortez Masto.
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- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-744.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.