H.R. 6604 · 117th Congress · enacted
Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
Became Public Law No: 117-297.
Latest official action 2022-12-27 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act This act addresses eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance for individuals who are transferring credits due to the closure or disapproval of a program of education. Currently, an individual who transfers fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved must be deemed to have not received such credits, and the period for which the entitlement is not charged must be the entire period of the individual's enrollment in the program. Under the act, the VA must require an individual to certify in writing the transfer of fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved. The VA must accept such a certification as proof that the individual is transferring fewer than 12 credits. The VA must provide a certificate of eligibility (to demonstrate proof of full educational assistance entitlement) to individuals who make the certification and acknowledge that if 12 or more credits are transferred (1) they may not be deemed to be someone who did not receive such credits, and (2) the VA must rescind the certificate of eligibility in such cases. The VA must notify individuals who are eligible to make such a certification and receive a certificate of eligibility. The act also removes the requirement that an individual transferring a Post-9/11 GI Bil…
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-27
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PAC donors to the listed sponsors
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'')$9,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC$6,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CLIA PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCVS HEALTH PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC PAC 2001$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGRIDIRON-PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMETLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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