Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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
This bill, titled the ``Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act'', aims to amend section 2004 of title 10, United States Code. The primary purpose is to increase the maximum number of years an enlisted member can serve on active duty while remaining eligible to be detailed as a law school student. Specifically, the change increases the service requirement from eight years to 10 years. The legislation also includes technical amendments to ensure the code reflects these changes.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +4
Would students be better off under this?
The bill expands the number of enlisted service members who are eligible to be detailed as students at law schools with government funding.
- Scored +4
Does this make college cost less?
The bill increases the window of time in which enlisted members can access Department of Defense funding for law school educational expenses.
- Scored +3
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill enhances the career advancement opportunities for long-serving enlisted members by facilitating their transition to law school students.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Eligibility for Enlisted Members: By increasing the service requirement from eight years to 10 years in Section 2, subsection (a), clause (1)(B)(ii), more enlisted members may become eligible to be detailed as students at a law school with funding provided by the Department of Defense.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly identified within the provided text.
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 students be better off under this? — The bill expands the number of enlisted service members who are eligible to be detailed as students at law schools with government funding. Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill enhances the career advancement opportunities for long-serving enlisted members by facilitating their transition to law school students. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill provides a pathway for military members to fund higher education through service-based benefits.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make college cost less? — The bill increases the window of time in which enlisted members can access Department of Defense funding for law school educational expenses.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill expands eligibility for enlisted members to receive Department of Defense funding for law school education by increasing the required years of service to 10.
- 12/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Richard McCormickRepublican · Georgia