United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2456 (111th)
VETS Act of 2009
Introduced
18 May 2009
Last action
22 October 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Sponsors
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], ROBERT BRADY, Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]
Subjects
Defence, Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 or the VETS Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to refund to students the tuition and fees paid for education they will not receive due to their withdrawal from school to serve in the Armed Forces. Waives the application of any requirement that students return title IV funds upon withdrawing from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces. Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students whose withdrawal from school is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
18 May 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
18 May 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1184)
Source: IntroReferral
18 May 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 May 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 October 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 May 2009 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 May 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 May 2009
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 May 2009
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Sponsors
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Help Student Soldiers Act
- related to ← VETS Act of 2009
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2456
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2456
- us · 111-hr-2456 · source updated 23 March 2026