Rick Scott (R-FL)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in the transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

S. 4231 · Senate bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill seeks to amend title 38 of the United States Code. The primary goal is to increase flexibility regarding the transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance. It changes the service requirements for eligibility and modifies the timing requirements for when a transfer can be executed. These changes are intended to amend existing laws regarding educational assistance for service members.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill provides veterans with greater control over the timing of their educational benefit transfers.

  • Scored +5

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill increases flexibility for veterans by allowing the transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance at any time rather than only during active service.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make college cost less?

    The bill enhances the utility of educational assistance by making its transfer more flexible for service members and their families.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.