H.R. 2196 · 116th Congress · enacted
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Became Public Law No: 116-36.
Latest official action 2019-07-31 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
This bill reduces the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, an eligible individual must be enrolled in a program that requires at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours, instead of the current requirement for more than 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours.
Congressional Research Service · 2019-07-31
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Andy Barr
House · KY District 6 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Levin
House · CA District 49 · Democratic
$385,615PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
House · AS · Republican
$18,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPAC TO THE FUTURE$10,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$9,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordDOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC$8,500
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$7,500
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)$7,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$7,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$6,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordJSTREETPAC$5,650
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,650
Official PAC recordSOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC)$5,500
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBRIDGE THE GAP PAC$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHC BOLD PAC$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEND CITIZENS UNITED$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC)$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordOUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mike Levin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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