Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 14 Democratic cosponsors · See all 14 cosponsors
Last activity — Committee Hearings Held
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025 aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It focuses on restoring educational assistance entitlements to individuals who were defrauded by educational institutions. The bill addresses periods where institutions were not approved, found liable for fraud, or closed due to fraud or law violations. It requires these institutions to repay the Secretary for the assistance received by the affected individuals. Additionally, the bill provides a process for institutions to appeal repayment findings.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +9
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill restores educational aid entitlements to veterans who were victims of fraudulent educational institutions.
- Scored +8
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill restores educational assistance entitlements to veterans who were defrauded by educational institutions.
- Scored +7
Would students be better off under this?
The bill protects students by ensuring fraudulent institutional activity does not exhaust their educational aid entitlements.
The opposite
- Scored -4
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill requires educational institutions found to have engaged in fraud to repay funds to the government.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Restoration of Entitlements: The Secretary will ensure that payments made during certain fraudulent or unapproved periods are not charged against an individual's entitlement or counted against their aggregate period of assistance (Section 2(a)).
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Protection Against Unapproved Institutions: Benefits are protected if the educational institution was not approved by a State approving agency or the Secretary (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Redress for Fraudulent Institutions: Individuals can have their benefits restored if an educational institution or its owner was found in violation of specific provisions (Section 2(b)(2)) or if a court found the institution guilty of or liable for fraud (Section 2(b)(3)).
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Accountability for Closed Institutions: The bill addresses instances where an institution was closed by the Department of Justice due to fraud or legal violations (Section 2(b)(4)), or engaged in fraud before closing (Section 2(b)(5)).
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Recoupment of Fraudulent Funds: The Secretary may seek to recoup amounts obtained through fraud from institutions found guilty or liable by a court (Section 2(c)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Appeal Process for Institutions: Educational institutions or their owners can request a review of the Secretary's finding that they must repay funds (Section 2(d)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill restores educational aid entitlements to veterans who were victims of fraudulent educational institutions. Would students be better off under this? — The bill protects students by ensuring fraudulent institutional activity does not exhaust their educational aid entitlements. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill requires educational institutions found to have engaged in fraud to repay funds to the government.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — The bill protects students from being penalized for educational assistance used at fraudulent or unapproved institutions. Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill allows the Secretary to recoup funds from institutions that obtained educational assistance through fraud.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill restores educational assistance entitlements to veterans who were defrauded by educational institutions.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make college cost less? — The bill restores educational aid entitlements that were lost due to institutional fraud or lack of approval.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill provides an appeals process for institutions to challenge findings of required repayment.
- 8/20/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 6/18/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/20/2026
- Committee Hearings Held
- 3/18/2026
- Committee Hearings Held
- 4/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/14/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · Illinois
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDemocrat · Florida
Maxine DexterDemocrat · Oregon
Maxwell FrostDemocrat · Florida
Raúl GrijalvaDemocrat · Arizona
Jesús GarcíaDemocrat · Illinois
Mike LevinDemocrat · California
Grace MengDemocrat · New York
Chris PappasDemocrat · New Hampshire
Deborah RossDemocrat · North Carolina
Janice SchakowskyDemocrat · Illinois
Andrea SalinasDemocrat · Oregon
Mark TakanoDemocrat · California