Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5965

Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

Veterans: Expanding Work-Study Eligibility

Nov 7, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 8 months

This bill is sitting in the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the House Committee on the Budget. It has not seen any action since November 2025, which means it has been stalled for about eight months. The committees must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills do not receive a vote at this stage.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

While the bill has several cosponsors, it is in the very early stages of the legislative process and most bills do not make it out of committee.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3601 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3601 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill creates a five-year test program to help more veterans get paid for working while they go to school. Currently, veterans usually have to be in school at least three-quarters of the time to qualify for the VA work-study program.
The new plan would allow veterans who are only in school half-time to participate. This helps students who have to balance their education with jobs, family, or other responsibilities that prevent them from taking a full course load.
The VA would be required to track how well these students are doing. Every year, the agency must report how many veterans are in the program, how many graduate with a four-year degree, and how many end up getting full-time jobs at the VA.
By making the program more flexible, the bill aims to provide extra financial support to veterans who are working toward their degrees at a slower pace. It also helps the VA find potential future employees from the veteran community.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Nov 7, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Nov 7, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act

Bill NumberHR 5965

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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