Congress·In Committee·S. 3040
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act of 2025
Veterans: Expanding Access to STEM Scholarships
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Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Senate
Key Points
- This bill changes the rules for a special scholarship that helps veterans and their families pay for degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). It aims to help students finish these difficult degrees when their regular GI Bill benefits run out.
- The bill lowers the number of college credits a student must earn before they can apply. Instead of needing 60 credits, students would only need 45. For those training to be teachers, the requirement would drop from 90 credits to 67.5.
- The government would give priority to students who have used the most of their regular GI Bill benefits and those who have officially declared a STEM major. This ensures the money goes to students who are closest to finishing their degrees but have run out of other funding.
- Under these new rules, students must use up all of their regular GI Bill education benefits before they can start using this scholarship money. This prevents people from sitting on unused benefits while taking scholarship funds.
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Milestones
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Oct 23, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Oct 23, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act of 2025
Bill NumberS 3040
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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(1)R: 1
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