Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
USA119th CongressHR-2034| House
| Updated: 9/16/2025
Nikki Budzinski
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This legislation primarily amends the requirements for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship, adjusting eligibility criteria by reducing the required remaining educational assistance entitlement or program completion percentage for applicants. The bill establishes new priority categories for scholarship recipients, favoring individuals who have utilized the most months of their educational assistance and those actively pursuing a declared major in a STEM field. A significant change requires individuals to exhaust all other educational assistance benefits before they can use the STEM scholarship. Additionally, the Act extends the sunset date for certain limits on veterans' pension payments, moving it from November 30, 2031, to March 31, 2033.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-256.
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4293-4294: 1)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4293)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2034.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293: 1)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293: 1)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Higher educationScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
USA119th CongressHR-2034| House
| Updated: 9/16/2025
This legislation primarily amends the requirements for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship, adjusting eligibility criteria by reducing the required remaining educational assistance entitlement or program completion percentage for applicants. The bill establishes new priority categories for scholarship recipients, favoring individuals who have utilized the most months of their educational assistance and those actively pursuing a declared major in a STEM field. A significant change requires individuals to exhaust all other educational assistance benefits before they can use the STEM scholarship. Additionally, the Act extends the sunset date for certain limits on veterans' pension payments, moving it from November 30, 2031, to March 31, 2033.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-256.
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4293-4294: 1)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4293)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2034.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293: 1)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293: 1)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nikki Budzinski
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Higher educationScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation