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Introduced on March 11, 2025 by Nikki Budzinski
This bill makes it easier for veterans and other Post‑9/11 GI Bill users to get extra help finishing degrees in science, technology, engineering, math, or health care. It widens who can qualify for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship and keeps the same benefit size: up to nine extra months of education help, capped at $30,000. It removes the rule that you must have fewer than 180 days of GI Bill benefits left to apply and lowers the number of college credits you need to have already completed by 25%. If money runs short in a year, the VA can give priority to students who have used the most GI Bill months and to those majoring in listed STEM fields. You must use up your regular Post‑9/11 GI Bill benefits before tapping this STEM add‑on.
It also extends an existing time limit related to certain VA pension payments, moving the end date from November 30, 2031, to March 31, 2033.