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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
Summary
This bill modifies the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship, a Department of Veterans Affairs program, by reducing the maximum benefit from 60 months to 45 months and from 90 months to 67.5 months. The bill adds new eligibility priorities giving preference to individuals who have used the most months of educational assistance and individuals using their entitlement to pursue post-secondary education in STEM fields. The bill also requires that STEM scholarship benefits can only be used after an individual has exhausted all other educational assistance to which they are entitled. Additionally, the bill extends a related pension payment limit deadline from November 30, 2031 to March 31, 2033.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Nikki Budzinski’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $45,600
- SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC $36,800
- MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC $29,000
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS $28,145
- THE GORI LAW FIRM $18,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nikki Budzinski → · Outside spending →
Actions (15)
- Sep 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Sep 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Sep 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4293) · house
- Sep 15, 2025 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)
- Sep 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2034. · house
- Sep 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4293) · house
- Sep 15, 2025 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Sep 9, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212. · house
- Sep 9, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-256. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jul 3, 2025 Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged · house
- Mar 31, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EDITH NOURSE ROGERS STEM SCHOLARSHIP.
Section 3320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, in subparagraph (A)(ii)—
(i) by striking “60” and inserting “45”; and
(ii) by striking “90” and inserting “67.5”;
(2) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
“(A) Individuals who have used the most number of months of the educational assistance to which they are entitled under this chapter.
“(B) Individuals who are using their entitlement under this chapter to pursue a program of post-secondary education and who have declared a major in a field referred to in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i).”; and
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(5) An individual who receives a benefit under this section may only use such benefit after the individual has used all of the educational assistance to which the individual is entitled under this chapter.”.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “November 30, 2031” and inserting “March 31, 2033”.
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2034
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.
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